calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
middle of the night; dead of night
in the morning; during the morning
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
covert action; covert operations
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
rejection (of an application)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
apparent; obvious; very clear
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
how dare ...; how could ...
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
early to bed early to rise
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
slight; insignificant; small
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
fucking; screwing; having sex