active; dynamic; behavioural
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
superior; superiors; senior
to like; to love; to be fond of
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to discuss; to talk together
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to complain; to lodge a complaint
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
otherwise; or else; if not
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
it seems so; that's what it looks like