minimum; at the very least
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
riskiness; (level of) danger
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the real criminal; true culprit
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
active people; doers; people who get things done
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
land near a castle; castle town
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
although I say; although one might say; although called
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat