a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
outside (the room, building); outdoors
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
meteor swarm; meteor shower
passion; temper; irritability
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
organs of the state; machinery of the state
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
orders; instructions; directive; command
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
while; during (the time when)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
interception; monitoring; tapping
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
polite; respectful; reverent
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days