hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
how many people; a number of people
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
sounding each other out; probing each other
look!; there!; here!; that is
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
honour; honor; glory; privilege
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
because of; owing to; due to
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
sour look; surly face; pout
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to look around; to look towards (us)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
speaking voice; talking voice
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom