daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
Japan's envoy to Sui dynasty China
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
appointment; assignment; promotion
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
compelling force; legal force
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
millilitre; milliliter; mL
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
burning (something) away; burning (something) down
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of