denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
modesty; humility; being humble
homeroom; form room; form class
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
idealistic thought (argument)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
(political) power; authority; influence
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to spit out; to eject; to dump
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
profitable plan; good plan
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
being upright and cleanhanded