centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to hide; to conceal oneself
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
quarrel; dispute; argument
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to exchange; to interchange
arrangement; pact; agreement
land near a castle; castle town
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
should time and circumstances permit
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline