top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
something; some kind of; for some reason
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
job; work; duties; trade; skill
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be conspicuous; to stand out
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to be conspicuous; to stand out
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
already; now; no longer; not any more
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
annual (plant); first-year student
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)