front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
life and death; life or death
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
modesty; humility; being humble
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
hundred battles; many battles
Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
sorry to bother you, but ...
one's long-cherished desire
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
classification; categorization; sorting
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
abuse; misuse; perversion
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
in the end; at the end of the day
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
hair styling product (oil, etc.); hairdressing
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
gastrocamera; gastroscope; upper GI endoscope; gastroscopy; upper GI endoscopy