something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
how; in what way; how about; questionable
accursed; damned; blasted
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
research institute; (research) laboratory
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
conference room; council room
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
while; during; while; although; all; both
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
calamity; disaster; accident
surroundings; environs; circumference