leadership; initiative; spearhead
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
great stature; large build
mobilization; mobilisation
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to show up; to appear; to turn up
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
front; frontage; facade; main
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire