by sheer strength; by brute force
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
what kind of; what sort of; what
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
whole nation; whole land; whole country
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
as expected; as predicted
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
power; authority; jurisdiction
to accuse someone; to charge someone
sincere; earnest; serious
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
first generation; founder
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve