dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
silence (not speaking); muteness
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
royal capital; imperial capital
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
delivery; sending; treatment
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
open; public; official; overt
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
tacit; unspoken; implicit
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
death (and entering the hereafter)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
all present; all concerned; all of us
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand