mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to fight against; to oppose; to face
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
certificate of merit; testimonial
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to become famous; to gain fame
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
application; request; petition
to some extent; to a certain extent
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three important requisites
quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute