to wait and see; to see how the land lies
upward glance; upturned eyes
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
light; faint; pale; fleeting
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
graduation ceremony; commencement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
how long; how much; to what extent
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)