study of foreign languages; linguistics
weak point; unskillfulness
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
sounding each other out; probing each other
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
nine nearest generations of relatives; four generations back, oneself, and four generations to come
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
enemy movements; enemy's position
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
young noblewoman; princess
a person without a single relative
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to threaten; to make threats
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
female court attendant; court lady
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter