to toss away; to throw out
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
script; screenplay; scenario
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
attractive face and figure
thoroughly; through and through
to look young; to seem young
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
throughout; all through; right through
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
(written) work; book; writings
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
to exert oneself; to make efforts
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
to look down over; to look down on
releasing on parole; conditional release
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle; small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
a long time (since the last time)
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
modernization; modernisation
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher