sentiment; sentimentality
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
going through; going via; going by way of
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be inflated with pride
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
human relations; personal relationships
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words