terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to get one's breath back; to calm down
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to go ahead; to pull ahead
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
long ago; a long time ago; already
basement floor; underground floor
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
trivial; not amounting to much
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
nothing but; none other than
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
not caring; not giving a damn
to indicate; to show; to point to
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
without leaving any trace
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object