obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
rule; reign; government; governing
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to grimace; to make a wry face
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
but; however; even though; even if
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to ask a question; to ask questions
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
family; relatives; dependents; household
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
dozens; scores of; decades
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
one's physical safety; personal security
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
every person; each one; everybody
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
fortunately; luckily; thankfully