people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
with a start; with a jump
devil; evil spirit; genie
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
plan; protocol; manifest; program
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
as much as one can; as much as possible
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
deportation; expulsion from the country
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
severe punishment; rigorous measures
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
diligent; hard-working; industrious
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
later on; eventually; afterwards
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
schedule; program; calendar
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sinfonia; symphony; Italian overture
(national) capital (city); metropolis
central city; major city (in a region)
courteous; decorous; polite
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
like this; this sort; this way
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful