mass communication; mass media
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
older brother and younger sister
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
kanji without kanbun assistance markings; poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections; meaningless; incomprehensible
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
serious look (on one's face); straight face
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
creation; Creation (by God)
omniscience and omnipotence
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy