strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
retainer; attendant; escort
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
interest; rights; concession
interference; meddling; butting in
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
established fact; fait accompli
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
difference; discrepancy; variation
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
distrust; unjust suspicion
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
active; positive; progressive
to happen to have on hand or in stock
double suicide; lovers' suicide
aggression; invasion; raid
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very