without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
unidentifiable; unidentified
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
blighted love; disappointed love
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
very rich person; the super rich
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)
commuting to school; school commute
home area; home town; local
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
merchant of death; arms dealer
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
home environment; family environment
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
established practice; custom
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody