to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
power; authority; influence
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
hostility; animosity; enmity
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
quiet; still; surreptitious
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
pieces; scraps; disconnected
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
innermost depths of one's heart
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)