influential person; man of importance
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
secret; private; surreptitious
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to discuss; to talk together
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to perceive; to understand
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
general public; the masses
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding