to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
in order; sequential; seriatim
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
according to plan; as planned; on target
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to spread; to be propagated
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
on the occasion of; at the time of
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
opposite side; opposition
curious; strange; unusual
to be born; to come into this world
emperor (of Japan); mikado
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to not believe one's ears
dear friends; (all of) you or those men