clearing one's throat; cough
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
expression; look; countenance; face
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to put on airs; to assume importance
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to learn something through hearing
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
being off guard; being defenseless
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to resound; to make a stir
godsend; gift from providence
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to have medicine be effective
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
some people; a few people; several people
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
self-justification; excuse
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
arbitration; intercession; mediation
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)