to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
sense of duty (obligation)
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
disclosure; exposure; revelation
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
body; group; party; company; troupe
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
form of verse; verse form; poetic form
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
genuine autograph; genuine article
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
self-righteousness; self-justified
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
league; federation; union; alliance
league; federation; union; alliance
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
next; secondly; subsequently
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)