impudent; shameless; brazen
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
watchful waiting; careful supervision
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
the big two...; two major...; two main...
calculation; estimation; computation
moment by moment; hour by hour
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
recovery; rescue; recapture
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to take back; to recapture
confused; scattered; differing; diverse
(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
custom; habit; customary practice