one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
orders; instructions; directive; command
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)