progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
existence; being; life; survival
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
one by one; in detail; minutely
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
talk; recital; narration; topic
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
that's a different matter; that's a different story
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
departure; leaving; setting off