obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
secret military agency; secret service
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
approximation; having a close resemblance
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
homogenization; homogenisation
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
the same rank; equality; apposition
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate
good policy; wise policy; best plan
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
awareness; realization; noticing
disorder; chaos; confusion
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout