centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
price; cost; value; worth; value
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
no, not like that (but like this)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
robbery; robbery case; burglary
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
separate; special; another; separately
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
recovery; undoing; recall
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...