approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to make a speech; to address
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
particularly; only; in the case of
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to cause a person trouble
official notice; notification
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
discovery; detection; finding
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
that day; the very same day
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
several people; a few people
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
how many people; a number of people
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)