small; fine; detailed; stingy
to throw into; to dump in together
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
civil affairs; civil case
being very busy; busyness
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
trial; judgement; judgment
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
talk; story; conversation
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
one-sided; partial; unfair
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
difficult problem; challenge
unbending; inflexible; tenacity; indomitableness
bravery; courage; heroism
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR