lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
transactions; dealings; business
secret technique; secret art
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
stale; hackneyed; cliched
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to throw oneself (into an activity)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
ten; 10; ten years of age
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
(political) power; authority; influence
full dress; formal dress; uniform
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
duty; function; office; mission; task
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
polite; respectful; reverent
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing