edict; ordinance; proclamation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
reduction by half; halving
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
strange; rare; novel; curious
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
matter of time; question of time
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
same; similar; (just) like; equal
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)