special; particular; peculiar; unique
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
admission fee; admission charge
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
management; administration; operation
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
star player; star athlete
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
(being) worth seeing; impressive
chance (of success); odds
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be born; to come into the world
to order; to command; to appoint
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold