to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
postponement; deferment; adjournment
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
urgent report; urgent message
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
calamity; disturbance; disorder; turmoil
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
the same; the said; likewise
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
in person; personally; directly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
pair; the two; both persons; both things
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red