to breathe out; to exhale
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
article; news story; report; account
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
delicious; tasty; good; nice
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
heading; headline; index; headword
motive power; driving force
vice; immorality; corruption
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
listings magazine; informational magazine
censorship; inspection; examination
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
(doing something) in tears