governor-general; governor; viceroy
priority level; degree of relative priority
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
dining; dining room; meal
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
more than usual; especially; particularly
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
name plate; name tag; label
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
regional power; powerful nation within region
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship