conviction; belief; confidence
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
people; citizens; subjects; folk
having said that; on the other hand
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
viewing as a problem; problematizing
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
I see; that's right; indeed
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
really; truly; indeed; good grief
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to not take seriously; to take lightly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
hostility; animosity; enmity
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)