paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
under the ... administration; within the ... government
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to happen to hear; to overhear
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
transfer student; student changing schools
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
to tell all; to give a full account
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
surprise; something unexpected
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
to accord someone every courtesy
above all else; more than anything
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
head over heels; headlong; head first
ringing; throbbing violently
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
Japanese (people, language, style)
mysterious power of words to alter reality
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection