oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to pull one's hair back into a bun
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
complete change; about-face
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
very interesting; of great interest
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
refutation; rebuttal; retort
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to be too numerous; to be too much
production output; number of goods manufactured
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
amount of material resources
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous