government office; public office
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
dose; installment; instalment
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
members; member; constituent
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
one who knows little often repeats it
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
alone; unaided; away from home
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
position; location; base; point; site
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
precarious situation; precarious state
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)