pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
calm; composed; cool; quiet
follower; attendant; valet; servant
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
this (very thing); this precisely
clear; precise; definite; distinct
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
every person; each one; everybody
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to be led by; to be headed by
minimum; at the very least
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
sea of fire; sea of flame
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
believable; credible; trustworthy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
related to; in relation to
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
country; territory; domain; realm
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
concession; conciliation; compromise
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
resolution; vote; decision