traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
authenticity; credibility
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
dispute; argument; contention
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)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
first generation; founder
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to incur someone's enmity
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to make an appearance; to show up
to form a pair; to pair up
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
why; how; for what reason
just one person; only one
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend
audience; attendance; hearers
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
continental state (e.g. Australia)