firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
the last moment; the very end
hope; white hope; person of promise
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to become fraught with emotion
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
elegance; taste; refinement
in person; personally; directly
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private