(political) power; authority; influence
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
transactions; dealings; business
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
deep inside; innermost place
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
royalty and titled nobility
participation; joining; entry; adherence
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window