practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
to kill; to choke the life out of
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
tension; mental strain; nervousness
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
control; management (e.g. of a business)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
viewing as a problem; problematizing
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
using together (jointly); used at the same time
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
in the future; another day; later
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
generation; the world; the age
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
schoolgirl; female student
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
to be relieved; to feel relieved
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency