to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
unfairness; injustice; partiality
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
no matter how much time passes
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
never mind!; don't worry about it
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
whispering; murmuring; subdued
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
second; number two; runner-up
scene; spectacle; sight; view
corridor; hallway; passageway
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
really; truly; indeed; good grief
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be embarrassed; to lose face