bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
power; authority; influence
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
the same ship; taking the same ship
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
politician (or someone otherwise engaged in politics); statesman
rather; better; instead; if anything
the people; the public; the world
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
skill; dexterity; master hand
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time