meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
great difference; big difference; wide margin
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
race (of people); type of person
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
human relations; personal relationships
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
financial power; financial means; wealth
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
man of humble position; commoner; ordinary man; thoughtless man; man of little worth; person who lacks wisdom
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
commander; general; leader
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)