cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
serious look (on one's face); straight face
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
within; inside of; less than
submission; return to allegiance
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont