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
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)
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
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
(one) could even say that
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter