announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
battlefield; battleground
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
tool; implement; means; furniture
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
globular shape; spherical shape
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
world; society; people; the public
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter