thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
(social) position; status
about; concerning; related to; -ish
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
important person; strategic person; key figure
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
to laugh away; to laugh off
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
table of contents; contents
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
degree of attention; profile
written estimate; quotation; quote
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to establish; to formulate
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
3000; three thousand; many
increment; amount of increase
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
craving for the limelight
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)