destruction; collapse; crumbling
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
these guys; these fellows
noisy; confused; uproarious
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
all present; all concerned; all of us
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
it seems so; that's what it looks like
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
full capacity; all one's ability
slipping one's bonds; escaping; flight
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage