to wait for an opportunity
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
engraver; carver; sculptor
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
last week; the week before
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
bringing; taking; carrying
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
younger brother and sister
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
grandfather; male senior-citizen
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
supply; provision; raising; procurement
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
to play a central role; to take a leading part
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress