jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
other than; excluding; without
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
spot; point; place; position
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
it's not like; it isn't as if
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death
way of calling (something or someone)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
petty official; minor official
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham