to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
error; mistake; slip; bug
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
under the orders of; by order (command)
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
accomplishment; execution
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
party-internal; within the party
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
one's own handwriting; autograph
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle