authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
being concerned about or mindful of
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
a little bit; a little while
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
cares; ill feeling; reserve
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to put one's life on the line
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
taste; liking; preference
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
results; record; grades; marks
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
voyeurism; scopophilia; scoptophilia
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
reconciliation; make peace with