superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
dining; dining room; meal
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
utmost limit; extremity; result
when it comes to; concerning
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
long military service; having experienced many battles
improvement of relations; rapprochement
trust; confidence; credence
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to have troubles; to have concerns
surrounding at a distance
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
(Edo-period) chief minister
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to be to the point; to be pertinent
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
small number; few; minority
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment