opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
powerful person; influential person
the lower classes; the common people
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
going around; patrol; round; tour
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
pride; boast; credit (to)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
common people; ordinary people; masses
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
limited; limiting; restrictive
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing