breathily (while talking)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to cultivate a better understanding
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
in-law; relative by marriage; relation by affinity
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence