true character; real nature
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
inheritance; something given or received
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
people; men and women; each person; everybody
noisy; confused; uproarious
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
(present) head of a family
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
array; muster; line-up; full force
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
and (also); both ... and; as well as
worry; mental agony; heartache
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age