reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
ill will; malice; evil intent
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
central city; major city (in a region)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
on the occasion of; at the time of
right of succession; right to the throne
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright