loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
court lady; lady-in-waiting
organization; organisation; forming
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
cannot be compared with; no match for
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
dawning (of a new era); dawn
house built on sand; house of cards
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
supervised; under surveillance
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
as before; as ever; as it was originally
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
base (military, expedition, etc.)