to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
nice; likeable; desirable
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
solution; solution strategy
to be badly made; to fail
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
survival; survivor; relic
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
minority group (party); minority
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
process; course; mechanism