unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
attestation (investiture) ceremony
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
cardinal (Catholic church)
video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping
common name; popular name
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
rule; reign; government; governing
never ceasing; never ending; endless
surface of the earth; ground surface
personal feelings; self-interest
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
stomach ache; abdominal pain
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
armed group; armed insurgents
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run