throne; first place; top spot; championship
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
front entrance; front door
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
intelligence operative; spy
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
intelligence agency; secret service
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
more than anything; above all else
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
carving; engraving; sculpture
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to need; to call for; to require
messenger; envoy; emissary
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)