dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
promotion (school, military, etc.)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
review (of learned material); revision
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying