leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to let out a cry; to break forth
to learn something through hearing
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
punishment; judgement; judgment
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
protest; refutation; pleading
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
have to do; must; should; ought to
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
gender; distinction of sex; sex
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
recommendation; endorsement
had better ...; may as well ...
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion