planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
election; selection; choice
from now; from this moment; henceforth
dividing into four; quartering
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to find fault with; to question
carrying voice; well-projected voice
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
very interesting; of great interest
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to say; to tell; to state; to do
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to learn something through hearing
several times; a few times
subway; metro; underground (railway)
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
good performance; good work; great success
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
interference; intervention; meddling
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just