limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
remembrance; recollection; recognition
it seems so; that's what it looks like
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
full capacity; all one's ability
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
in name only; titular; nominal
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
method of bringing up; method of raising
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
succession to another's professional name
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)