to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
complete change; about-face
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
method of operation; operating procedure
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to do together; to share; to participate in
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
edge of the eaves; house frontage
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)