manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
something; some kind of; for some reason
audience; attendance; hearers
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
some people; a few people; several people
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
should; must; -able; probably; likely
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to finger; to tamper (with)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
will not do; do not; does not
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing