pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to give directions; to issue instructions
to turn towards; to point
instant; moment; for an instant
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable