criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
forcibly; against one's will
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to pile up; to accumulate
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be silent; to say nothing
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(not) a single person; (no) one
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
the way back; the way home; return trip
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
corridor; hallway; passageway
other side; opposite side; other party
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)