to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to be silent; to say nothing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
document; official papers
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
offender; criminal; culprit
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
arrest; apprehension; capture
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to come from; to have roots in
contradiction; inconsistency
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
organs of the state; machinery of the state
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
though; notwithstanding; although
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
conference room; council room