with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
dramatic role for child; child actor
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
made-to-order; custom-made
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
majority group (party, faction)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
influential person; man of importance
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
railroad corporation; railway company
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
unveiling; debut; introduction
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
fixed date; appointed day