maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
certainly; surely; definitely
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
in that way; like that; that way
festival merrymaking; revelry
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
main cause; primary factor
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to carry around; to carry on one's person
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
inside; interior; inner part
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)