due form; official; formality
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
one's home country; one's homeland
messenger; envoy; emissary
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
confidentially; privately; off the record
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
use; utilization; utilisation; application
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
impossible; unlikely; improbable