calm; composed; leisurely
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
mature woman; middle-aged woman
thick makeup; heavy makeup
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
apropos of nothing; to change the subject