sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
tradition; legend; folklore
true character; true heart; true spirit
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
contract; compact; agreement
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to speak; to hear a voice
in the end; at the end of the day
kindness; intimacy; friendship
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous