careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to check; to stop; to keep back
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to look around; to survey
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
personality; style; appearance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
(political) power; authority; influence
to find out; to discover; to detect
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to be transparent; to show through
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
pride; dignity; self-respect
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
import; importation; introduction; afferent
ability; performance; efficiency
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
serious look (on one's face); straight face
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing