emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
moment by moment; hour by hour
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to claim victims; to cause casualties
watchful waiting; careful supervision
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
3rd day of the month; three days
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
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
blunder; slip; error; error
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
dirty work; unpleasant task
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to become clear; to be made public
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
absolute obedience; complete submission
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
these guys; these fellows