king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
training (esp. in-service); induction course
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to have meaning; to be meaningful
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
amusement program; amusement programme
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
dancing or jumping for joy
information media; press; news organs
race (of people); type of person
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into