publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
control; check; restraint; inhibition
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to shave off; to scrape off
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
defense; defence; defensive preparations
one's house; one's home; one's family
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to play a leading role; to play a central part
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
not necessarily so; is not always true
to fall ill; to be taken ill
everything working out as desired
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
inheritance from a parent
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways