to be hesitant; to feel timid
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
birth; creation; formation
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to rain incessantly; to downpour
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
calming down; quieting down
the reverse; other side; lining
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
impossible to do (although wants to)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to overdo; to do too much
depravity; corruption; degradation
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
merit (esp. order of merit)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
rule; reign; peaceful times
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
complete change; about-face
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly