shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
evening; night; nighttime
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
recovery; rescue; recapture
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to make an appeal; to urge
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
of course; certainly; naturally
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
weak point; unskillfulness
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
choices; alternatives; options
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
armed might; military power; the sword; force
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)