reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
honorific affix; honorific prefix
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
way one walks; one's walk
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
determination; resolution
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(how) many times; (how) often
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to leave this world; to die
to manage a state; to govern a country
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
for (some) doubtful points to remain
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
function; facility; faculty; feature
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
return; conclusion; reduction
to smash; to break into pieces
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
shell (e.g. electron shell)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin