head; lead; vanguard; first
something; some kind of; for some reason
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
fourth day of the month; four days
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
rebel; traitor; insurgent
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
superintendent of education
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
rather; better; instead; if anything
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
either way; in any case; one way or another
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off