without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
three-digit number; hundreds column
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
the entire force (of soldiers)
thought; idea; conception
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
ostensible (surface) reason
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
mid-air breakage or disintegration
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
entry; approach; penetration
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
high seas; international waters
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone