irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
sense of morality; moral sense
general idea; concept; notion
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
tone (of voice); manner of talking
wedded life; married life
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
depravity; corruption; degradation
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
sympathy; compassion; pity
place; room; margin; scope
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
in this manner; in this way; like this
to concern; to be related
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view