to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to overdo; to do too much
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to talk; to chat; to chatter
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
silence; stillness; quietness
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to comb down; to smooth down
quarrel; dispute; argument
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
sweet and sour; bittersweet