historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
victim; injured party; sufferer
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
demotion; relegation; downgrading
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise