suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
sharp increase; sudden rise
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
flustered; confused; panicked
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
society; the world; the times
action; operation; effect; function
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
whispered conversation; whispering
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
from the viewpoint of; according to
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
in advance; beforehand; previously
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
speech; expression; wording; language
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
silence; stillness; quietness
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout