top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
ruler; monarch; sovereign
coming and going; commuting
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
present continuous tense; present progressive form
one end; an end; part; fragment
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to apologize; to apologise
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to kill by burning to death
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
way of reciting; way of telling a story
quarrel; dispute; argument
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to overdo; to do too much
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
very much; very many; more and more