carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to apologize; to apologise
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
between the leaves; through the leaves
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
don't worry about it; forget about it
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
apparent; obvious; very clear
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
hot spring district (within a town)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance