beautiful mountain; magnificent mountain
high-handed person; domineering person
to think too much of; to make too much of
famous school or university
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
chasing one another; playing tag
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
fashion designer; couturier
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
choral chanting; chanting in chorus (e.g. at a demonstration)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
upward adjustment; upward revision
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan