only; merely; just; at most; no more than
traditional; conventional
(political) power; authority; influence
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
president (of a society); chairman
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
powerful person; influential person
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
club activities; extracurricular activities
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
race (of people); type of person
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
insight; power of observation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to invite in; to show someone in
to fight against; to oppose; to face
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to become pale; to turn pale
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration