logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
descendant; posterity; offspring
simply; merely; only; solely
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
authority; power; influence
to prostrate oneself before
very much; exceedingly; extremely
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to lay aside; to set aside
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to get one's head around; to think about
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to take advantage of an opportunity
to take back; to recapture
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support