to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
looking or acting as if one owned the place
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
handrail; railing; banister
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
one large ...; a great ...
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to pass (of time); to elapse
here and there; everywhere
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
poor physical health; bad shape
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
participation; joining; entry; adherence
exclusive; attached to; specialist
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
setting a place; setting the table
many; a lot; much; multitude
how many people; a number of people
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(Japanese) empress; queen