what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
long; drawn-out; very long
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
sympathy; compassion; pity
now that; since; so long as; because
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
religious organization; religious organisation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind