tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
organizational capability; organisational capability
to be led by; to be headed by
trial; judgement; judgment
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
reading through; reading over
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
possession; occupation; occupancy
failing mark; failing grade
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory