operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to rise; to erect; to get up
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
discipline; training; teaching manners
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
the very start; the very beginning
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
internal conditions; true state of affairs
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code