to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
striking; remarkable; considerable
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
within; inside of; less than
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
considerably; fairly; quite
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
no matter how much time passes
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
interruption; interference; butting in
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
rubbish heap; garbage dump
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
high; noble; refined; advanced
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
pride; boast; credit (to)
nice; good; well-executed
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch