loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
people; men and women; each person; everybody
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
retention; maintenance; preservation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
standing statue; standing image
to tower over the surroundings
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
collapse; ruin; destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to revere; to respect; to worship
duty; obligation; responsibility
cold reception; inhospitality
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
trembling voice; quavering voice
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale