to be appointed to a post; to assume office
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
affectation; showiness; pretence
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to attract; to be used to
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to ask a question; to ask questions
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
developer (of software, video games, etc.)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
verbalizing; putting into words
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable