writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
it's no joke; gimme a break!
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to sit down; to take a seat
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
sovereignty of the people
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
mass production of inferior goods
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
rearrangement; reorganization; recounting (an event)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
narration; description of things and facts
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
honorific affix; honorific prefix
from the viewpoint of; according to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)