precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
degree of familiarity; popularity
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
wild ginger trefoil coat of arms of the Tokugawa clan
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
haughty; holding one's head high
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to listen to in an ecstasy
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
an issue being settled; a case being closed
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
recommendation; endorsement
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute