opinion; intention; thought
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
certainly; surely; definitely
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
way of reciting; way of telling a story
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
talk; recital; narration; topic
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
reinforcement; strengthening
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
chance (of success); odds
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
custom; practice; convention; precedent
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal