to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
frequency (of occurrence)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
every person; every mouth; every entrance
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
main ingredient; main component
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to slap; to strike; to spank
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God