change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
pending question; unresolved problem
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
flood of emotions; many thoughts
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
self control; self restraint
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
hair of the dog; morning drink to get rid of a hangover
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to need; to demand; to take; to require
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly