to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
does not; can not; will not
to smirk; to grin broadly
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
moderate; proper; just right
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to copy (down); to transcribe
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
whole nation; whole land; whole country
reality; actuality; hard fact
by any means, fair or foul
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
showing one's face in public; facing another person