greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
one example of (when there are more examples)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
expressing one's mind; speaking out
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to rally; to make a comeback
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
type 2; category 2; second class
three kinds; three varieties
disaster-level (heat, rainfall, etc.); extreme; severe
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast