to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
conviction; belief; confidence
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to compete for the first place; to be one of the two best
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
party in full swing; party at its peak
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
urgency; exigency; emergency
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
disinformation; false information
to die (in action, in one's youth)
rational; reasonable; logical
meeting place; assembly hall
to meet; to assemble; to congregate