to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
elated; triumphant; proud
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to await; to wait for; to expect
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to let out a cry; to shout
to push (something) against
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
party; set; gang; company; person
rule; reign; government; governing
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
beginning; opening; start; outset
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
extract; excerpt; selection