way of speaking; intimation
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to mix; to stir; to blend
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
work; labor; labour; toil
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
document; official papers
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
yearned for; longed for; missed
to tighten; to press hard
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage