to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
traditional; conventional
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to be perturbed; to be agitated
natural; reasonable; understandable
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
in the face of; in defiance of
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
supreme command; high command
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
minority group (party); minority
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
foreign enemy; outside invader
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
mobilization; mobilisation
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning