to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
prime minister; premier; chancellor
adoration; admiration; devotion
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
corridor; hallway; passageway
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to apologize; to apologise
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
pupil; student; schoolchild
these guys; these fellows
to manage a state; to govern a country
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state