medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
goodness; excellence; virtue
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
justice; fairness; impartiality
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
wherein; therein; thereinto
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
a little bit; a little while
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)