to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
vice-minister; undersecretary
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
foreign enemy; outside invader
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
home area; home town; local
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
just like; the same as; no different than
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
closely-guarded secret; top secret
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
eating only a little; having a small appetite
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
superiority complex; sense of superiority