encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
while alive; during one's lifetime
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
alternation of generations
administration; government; administrator; governor
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
one's possessions; ownership
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
power; authority; jurisdiction
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
powerful person; influential person
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary