to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
association; union; guild
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to lend an ear to; to listen to
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
ordinary citizen; the general public
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
subordination; dependency
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
clapping and cheering; applause
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
arrangement; pact; agreement
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
follow-up service; after-sales follow up
way out; means to escape; escape route
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
not necessarily so; is not always true
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly