achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
personal (employee); employed; retained
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
it's probably so; it stands to reason
series of battles; successive battles
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
breath; breathing; tone; mood
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to agree on; to agree about
simple and clear; plain and simple
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
share; portion; quota; cut
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
call; summons; convening; convocation
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
ten best people (in a particular field)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tendency; trend; inclination