historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
woman who is popular with men
double take (esp. out of surprise)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
communication skills; communication ability
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
tendency; trend; inclination
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to lay aside; to set aside
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer