excellent speech; masterly speech
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
loveable; very likeable; like very much
children's story; fairy tale
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
also known as; also called
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
plot; conspiracy; conference