large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to make laugh; to set to laughing
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
duty; obligation; responsibility
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
guardian; protector; patron; parent
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
even if not; even without
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
immediately; right away; on the spot