to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
behaviorism; behaviourism; activism
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
like terms; similar terms; same kind; same class
outside (the room, building); outdoors
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
hard to get; hard to come by
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
correction; rectification; mending; repair
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(United States of) America; USA
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check