blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
mental; spiritual; emotional
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
essence; true nature; substance; reality
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
wicked thought; wicked mind
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
human; human-like; as a person
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
dismissal (from a position); discharge
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...