to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
scoundrel; rascal; villain
looking pale; looking unwell
rather; sooner; preferably
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
relief squad; rescue party
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string