to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
socio-economics; social economy
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
establishment; settlement
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
mental; spiritual; emotional
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
witnessing; observing; sighting
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
match; game; bout; contest
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)