chapter one; first chapter
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to well up; to burst; to arise
audience; attendance; hearers
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
second month of the lunar calendar
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
performing without rehearsal
hundred points; perfect mark
reason; cause; history; origin
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do