audience; attendance; hearers
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
frame; framework; outline
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to pay attention; to be watchful
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
piece of evidence; evidence
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
different thing; another question; different case
using as an intermediary; through
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good