prohibition; inhibition; ban
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
I see; that's right; indeed
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
thrift; economy; frugality
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
greeting; a fine thing to say
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
world; society; people; the public
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to push aside; to brush aside
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost