unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
state of the war; war situation
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
taking into consideration; making allowances
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to be at a loss for words
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
acquittal; indulgence; remission of sin; pardon
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to win and advance to the next round
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
resolution; decision; vote
treatment (of a person); dealing with
police cell; place of detention; jail
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage