first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
having not the slightest idea
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
both hands; both arms; ten
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
because of; owing to; due to
settlement; solution; resolution
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
calamity; disaster; misfortune
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
madness; craziness; insanity
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
blow; shock; strike; batting
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment