grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
strong; resolute; firm; strict
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to keep in mind; to memorize
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
bedridden; confined to bed
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
incompetent; have no merit
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
counterintelligence; counterespionage
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit