(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
due form; official; formality
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to accord someone every courtesy
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
first meeting; first interview with
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to arrive; to come to pass
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to be prolonged; to drag on
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
in person; personally; (do) oneself