in one's own way or style
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
trend; tendency; momentum
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
most of all; extremely; supremely
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
recommendation; referral; endorsement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble