pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
approximate age; age range
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
private citizen; civilian
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
by sheer strength; by brute force
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
with a clink (click, clack)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
illegal channel; back channel; black market
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to triumph; to be elated with success
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to lure someone; to entice someone
possible; potential; practicable; feasible