top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
biological child; one's own child
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three important requisites
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
to compete with; to vie for
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
excursion; field trip; school trip
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
four-legged tray for festive food
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
object of adoration, longing
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
counter for (school) periods; nth period
here and there; everywhere
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable