guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
presentation techniques; way of showing something
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
(social) position; status
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
war situation; progress of a battle
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
stairs; stairway; staircase
to continue to rain or snow
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
distrust of (other) human beings
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
handrail; railing; banister
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to be reminded of; to call to mind
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust