upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
material; substance; matter
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to spend time (on doing something)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
guess; speculation; supposition
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
trees and stones; unfeeling person
experiment; experimentation
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to gain fame; to make one's name
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
leader (of an alliance); leading power
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience