notice; attention; observation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
terrain; geographical features; topography
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
later on; eventually; afterwards
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
preliminary investigation; preparation
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to find out; to discover; to locate
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
interference; meddling; butting in
requisition; commandeering; conscription
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
reason; cause; circumstances
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
first time; first; initial
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
topic of discussion; agenda
person concerned; interested party; related party
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
what's what; heads or tails
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze