national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
quick-witted; quick to understand
numerator; molecule; member; element
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
long ago; a long time ago; already
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
support; backing; patronage
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
convenient; handy; useful
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is