face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
matter of time; question of time
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
threshold; breaking point
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
having an ancient and honorable origin
be (that) as it may; having said that
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
relatively; comparatively
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
class; heading; group; category
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet