just a minute; small quantity
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
tone (of voice); manner of talking
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
please (give me); please (do for me)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
selection; choice; picking out
something like ...; something called ...
estimate (of costs); budget
tradition; legend; folklore
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
latent disposition; inner feelings
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall