good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
just one person; only one
bluff; false show of power; bold front
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
notice; attention; observation
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
difficult problem; challenge
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
being very busy; busyness
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold