reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
ago; since; before; previous
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
emotional scars; mental trauma
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
just one person; only one
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be bewildered; to be perplexed