to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
biological child; one's own child
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
scandal; deplorable event
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
will not do; do not; does not
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to soothe; to calm; to pacify