to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
reason; cause; history; origin
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
way out; means to escape; escape route
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
metallic sound; metallic clank
freely; right and left; as one pleases
not long has passed since ...
consecutive; continuous; successive
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
freight handling; cargo sorting; disposal of goods; sale