skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
ability; capability; skill
higher education; tertiary education
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
Henry Kissinger (1923.05.27-2023.11.29; American diplomat)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
Kissinger; Kissinger, Henry (1923.05.27-2023.11.29; American diplomat)
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
bribe; sweetener; douceur
disclosure; exposure; revelation
arrest; apprehension; capture
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison