lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
many; numerous; various; large number of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be talented; to be able
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
good person; virtuous person
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
be (that) as it may; having said that
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
government office; agency; board
governor-general; governor; viceroy
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to come back; to bloom a second time
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself