encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
degree of relative priority
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
concession; conciliation; compromise
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
on one hand; on the other hand
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
questions and answers; dialogue
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to strangle; to constrict
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing