denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
power; authority; jurisdiction
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
right (to do something); authority; power
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
different opinion; objection
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
government; administration
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
surface of a board or record
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
national defence; national defense
authority; power; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
by your leave; with your permission
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
offensive (movement); aggression
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
even though; despite; when
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to be perturbed; to be agitated
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
Leith; Leys; Raysse; Reiss