supreme; sublime; highest
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
snake; serpent; large snake
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
reduction; diminution; abatement
one's daughter and heiress
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
as you are aware; as you know
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
to say; to tell; to state; to do
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...