king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
main purpose; primary objective
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
role of the villain; the bad guy
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
leading; guiding; commanding
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
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
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
close to the wall; alongside the wall