to give an impression; to make an impression
very young; little; childish; immature
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to be too numerous; to be too much
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
as a test; by way of trial; as an experiment; by way of experiment; tentatively
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
compensation; indemnity; reparation
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive