is that so? (generally rhetorical)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
formal; official; ceremonious
manners; behavior; behaviour
impudent; shameless; brazen
name; given name; first name
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
life; living; I; me; student
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
this for sure; certainly is
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
of course; certainly; naturally
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
dancer; dancing master; dancing mistress
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to stare at; to closely defend
business; errand; nature of one's business
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh