rule; government; administration
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
male instincts; male frivolity
to complain; to make a complaint
draw (in competition); tie game
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
unfortunately; regrettably
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
life or death; existence; destiny
hostility; antagonism; opposition
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
narrow margin; slim margin
since then; from that time; ever since
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate