gleaming; shining; glistening
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
rotten smell; putrid odor
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
as a child; when one was a child
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
inside one's heart; in one's mind
deputy head teacher; vice principal
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
back side; back end; posterior; rear
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to appease; to suppress; to calm
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
prudence; discretion; thought
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
clear; precise; definite; distinct
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to wring the neck; to strangle
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high