to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
feelings; thoughts; meaning
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to keep (a person) waiting
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
affidavit; deposition; testimony
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to gather strength; to take heart
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to flare up; to fly into a rage
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
had better ...; had better not ...
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
everyday life; daily life
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
finishing blow; coup de grâce
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum