in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
naturally; of course; understandably
surroundings; environs; circumference
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
two persons; two people; pair; couple
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
nothing but; except; no more than
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict