quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
head; lead; vanguard; first
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
loving something but being very bad at it
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
performance of one's official duties
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
exactly as stated; verbatim
decision; settlement; definition
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
parliamentary investigation rights
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
secrecy; highly classified information
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
physical evidence; material evidence
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
the one thing that is well-remembered
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
one way or the other; either way
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
melancholy; gloom; depression
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to