selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
emperor (of Japan); mikado
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
main question; real issue at hand
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
preface; introduction; preamble
how long; how far; how much
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
starting point; starting line
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
opinion; point of view; visual point
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
secondary sex characteristic
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted