suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
guardian; mentor; protector
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(in) his way; peculiar to him
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to lose sight of; to miss
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
to be injured; to sustain a wound
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be relieved of one's post
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic