to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
hereditary system; hereditary succession
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
self defense group; self defence group; self-protection
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
study; learning; tutorial
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
sympathy; empathy; response
eastern part; the east (of a region)
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
refinement; elegance; grace
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
something like ...; something called ...
resignation (from a position)
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows