forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
act of terror; act of terrorism
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
brilliant; bright; dazzling
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
sour look; surly face; pout
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
menial; meanness; servility; abject
one by one; one each; one at a time
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
critical moment; do-or-die situation
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
lower region; lower part; region below