(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
every place; various places
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
modesty; humility; being humble
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to be the ruin of (a person)
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance