to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
external pressure; foreign threat
easy to read; legible; clear
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
several times; once or twice
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
pride; dignity; self-respect
to be torn off; to come off
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
method of treatment; cure; remedy
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
distortion; falsification; perversion
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
performance of one's official duties
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work