head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
leadership competition; power struggle
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
trivia; snippet of knowledge
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
hidden room; secret chamber
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
depending on; dependent on
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
control board; control panel; console
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
USB; universal serial bus; USB flash drive; USB memory stick
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
identification papers; ID
snake; serpent; large snake
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
luxury item; luxury goods
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
work; business; company; study
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
natural product; product of nature
real thing; original; actual
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly