to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
insertion; incorporation; infixing
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
practice; practising; experience
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
keeping things tidy and in order
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
environment; circumstance
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit