to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to order; to command; to appoint
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
close; intimate; on good terms
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
what proportion; what percentage
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to forsake one thing for another
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
changing clothes; change of clothes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
homosexuality; homosexual love
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
extremists; radicals; militants
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
about this time; about now
because; the reason is; if you want to know why