flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
surprise victory; upset; coup
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to make it less expensive
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
originally; by nature; from the start
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
middle of the night; dead of night
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sense of smell; olfaction
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")