masculine noun; son; baron; man; male
retention; maintenance; preservation
identification; background check; identity confirmation
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
miniature (painting, portrait, etc.)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
very good luck; excellent fortune
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to make a mistake; to blunder
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
legal officer; legal office; judge advocate (army); praetor (Roman magistrate); pretor
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
wide-open; frank; open; candid
to trample; to crush underfoot
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
no sleep or rest; working day and night
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
construction at top speed
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds