suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
the front; honest; upright; decent
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
every single word and phrase; word by word
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to go out and away; to leave
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to ask a question; to ask questions
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
severe earthquake; violent tremor
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)