unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
outward appearance; apparent
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
revision; amendment; alteration
to force out corruption; to drive away misconduct; to clean up; (lit.) to drain out pus
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
at one time; some time ago; once
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
steep (terrain); precipitous; precipice; steep place
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
simmer; bubble out; flow out
friend; child (one does not know); another child; other children
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
various; many; all kinds of
strong person; the strong; the powerful
timewise; temporal; chronal
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)