undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
orders; instructions; directive; command
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
maintenance; preservation; improvement
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
moaning; muttering; complaining
to complain; to lodge a complaint
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
every person; every mouth; every entrance
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to be worn down; to be reduced
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)