to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
successive generations; successive emperors
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
to rank next to; to come after
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy