to straighten up; to sit upright
course; route; path; process; stages
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
sense of being the chosen people
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
(in) his way; peculiar to him
ex post facto report; report after the event
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
throne; first place; top spot; championship
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)