sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
100,000; hundred thousand
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
testimony; (verbal) evidence
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
external wound; (physical) trauma
disease; ailment; illness
influential person; man of importance
president (of a society); chairman
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
courteous; decorous; polite
broadcasting code; television code; code of practices for television broadcasters
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
political measures; policy
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
beforehand; in advance; previously
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
common name; popular name
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
to feel oneself indebted to