thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(not) even once; (not) ever
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
several times; a few times
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
leader; central personage
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
special; particular; peculiar; unique
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
unveiling; debut; introduction
mental; spiritual; emotional
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become misty; to become hazy
to whine; to make feeble complaints
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering