dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the place for; the time for; the level of
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
every person; each one; everybody
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
contradiction; inconsistency
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
just one person; only one
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state