mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
quick work; (clever) feat
slave trade; human trafficking; slave trader
official announcement; proclamation
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
message; informative matter
Minister for Foreign Affairs
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
custom; common practice; habit
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
better than nothing; better than none at all
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
auspicious bird (e.g. crane, Chinese phoenix, Vermilion Bird)
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
to have medicine be effective
personal history; background; career
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)