what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to differ; to vary; to disagree
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to torment; to torture; to harass
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral
one's impressions after reading a book
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
forcibly; against one's will
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life