amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
talk; recital; narration; topic
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
identification; background check; identity confirmation
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to disperse; to take a castle
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
custom; practice; convention; precedent
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
pillar of fire; blazing column
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
servant; manservant; menial
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post