to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
quiet; still; surreptitious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
one or two; a few; small number
officer below the rank of major; company officer
system; institution; organization; organisation
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
(not) even once; (not) ever
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
printing; impression; issue
present (brought by a visitor); gift
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
act of mercy; helping another person
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to turn against; to become an enemy
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
accomplishment; execution
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
hegemony; leadership; initiative