wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
large quantity; large amount
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
foundation stone; cornerstone
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
no need to guess; certainly
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
infection; contagion; becoming infected
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
walking briskly; determinedly
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in