reason; logic; method; system; order
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to bite off; to gnaw through
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
unique; peculiar; singular
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
history; pedigree; lineage
contest (of strength or skill)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see