diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
how far; to what extent; up to what point
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
clear; precise; definite; distinct
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
failure; mistake; blunder
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
mental; spiritual; emotional
to apply pressure to; to press
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
in one's own way or style
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair