companion; company; tritagonist
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to scatter away; to vanish
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
slight; insignificant; small
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
rising; ascending; climbing
impact of publicity or propaganda
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
power; authority; jurisdiction
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
such ... as; or some such
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to remove; to move out of the way
to begin; to set about; to start
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis