merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to have a hard time of it
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
zunda; mashed boiled green soybeans, often sweetened and used as a topping or filling
music; gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
unloading (a ship); landing
climax; peak; zenith; apex
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
to smile a smile of satisfaction
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
burning with curiosity; curious
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
stillman; workman who attends to a still (of whisky, etc.)
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
back off!; leave me alone!
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of