harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
either way; in any case; one way or another
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
minding; watching; looking out; guarding
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
praise; glorification; extolment
to serve; to work for; to attend
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
example; illustration; precedent
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
(department) store; (department) stores
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
metre; meter; meter; gauge
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath