misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to cease; to stop; to be over
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
technology; technique; technical
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
deceptive methods; questionable means
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
world-class; (of) high global reputation
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
clear writing; specification
suddenly; all of a sudden