resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
prime minister; premier; chancellor
in person; personally; directly
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
operation; functioning; running
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
within; inside of; less than
to be found; to be discovered
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
impossible; unlikely; improbable
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
out of character; unlike one
tension; mental strain; nervousness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
immediately; right away; on the spot
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)