rebel; traitor; insurgent
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
retention; maintenance; preservation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
end; tip; extremities; terminal
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
spouse; wife; husband; partner
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
reinforcement; strengthening
to lay the foundation for (e.g. a theory); to lay the basis for
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
beforehand; in advance; previously
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
several weeks; a few weeks
bad influence; negative influence
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution