complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
rather; sooner; preferably
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
sense of smell; olfaction
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to some extent; to a certain extent
in this way; thus; such; uh...
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
degeneration; retrogression
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
preference; priority; precedence
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
relation; connection; relevance
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
classified document; confidential document
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
tendency; trend; inclination
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
remarkable; striking; obvious
outbreak of war; starting a war
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
management; administration; operation
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
beyond; across; the other side; the distance