pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
diss; dissing; disrespect
password; watchword; motto; slogan
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; Mongols (nomadic tribe)
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
how should I know?; don't ask me
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
firm promise; definite promise
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
rival; competitor; competition
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to be remembered; to go down in history
intelligence network; information network
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going