betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
solitude; loneliness; isolation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to forget completely; to leave behind
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
not counting (as anything significant)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(within a) territory; domains
match; game; bout; contest
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to become settled; to be fixed
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
correspondence; exchange of letters
how many months?; how long?
several times; a few times
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
don't worry about it; forget about it