(college) president; secretary-general
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to lend an ear to; to listen to
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
well known; well connected
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to make a vow; to take an oath
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
god of flowers; flower spirit
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
Mendelssohn; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble