reliance; trust; faith; confidence
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
indicate reason; infers some protest
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
many people; a large number of people
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
sympathy; compassion; pity
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to break the silence; to break one's silence
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp