making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
cruise; navigation; sailing
urinary bladder; urinary cyst; vesica urinaria; bladder
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
crossed eyes; convergent strabismus
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
distant land; remote location; distant province
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
bank; banking institution
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
coronation ceremony; enthronement
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
start; beginning; first step; clue
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
worthy of special mention
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
tacit; unspoken; implicit
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to badger; to pester; to beg
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse