new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
feeling of a house or a room
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
practice; practising; training; study
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
master swordsman; skilled fencer
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
initiation into an art or discipline
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
older sister; elder sister
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
open; public; official; overt
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
direct descent; direct line
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
threat; intimidation; menace
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
retainer; vassal; servant
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
Sakurada Gate; Sakuradamon; southern gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
listening device; bug; wiretap
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
high efficiency; high performance