gem; jewel; precious stone
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
script; libretto; scenario
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
question; inquiry; enquiry
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
founder; originator; pioneer
of course; certainly; naturally
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
like this; this sort; this way
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate