claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
strength; power; proficiency; ability
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
common people; ordinary people; masses
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to bring; to take; to bring about
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
index finger; forefinger; second toe
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
like this; this sort; this way
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to subsist; to keep on living
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
self-consciousness; self-awareness
small fraction; small proportion
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
inspection; examination; checking
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
slight; thin; on the weak side
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
feminine handwriting; woman's hand