to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
stifled (laughter); simmering
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
much less; to say nothing of
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
real intention; true motive; true meaning
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
use; utilization; utilisation; application
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
meaning; significance; sense
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
royal capital; imperial capital
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
else; in addition; besides