to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
very young; little; childish; immature
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to discuss; to talk together
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
work; business; company; study
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
these guys; these fellows
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out