secretary; councillor; councilor
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
nonviolence; non-harming; ahimsa
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
wheat straw; barley straw
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
perfect; complete; flawless
one by one; one after another; successively
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be worried; to be troubled
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment