evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
common people; ordinary people; masses
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
guardian; protector; patron; parent
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
one day; (on) a certain day
bunch of flowers; bouquet
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
powerful person; influential person
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)