no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to wring the neck; to strangle
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
offense and defense; offence and defence
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
ago; since; before; previous
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to discuss; to talk together
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to make a speech; to address
defense; defence; protection
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
one's original family name; maiden name
any more; any further; any better; any longer
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
peace preservation; security; safety
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
person standing watch; guard duty
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to become clear; to be made public
very much; exceedingly; extremely
state secrets; secrets of the state
settlement; solution; resolution