to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to refer to; to use as reference
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
unheard-of; unprecedented
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
freedom; liberty; independence
stimulating; exciting; provocative
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
praise and censure; public criticisms
otherwise; or else; if not
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to talk to oneself; to mutter
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
principle; theory; fundamental truth
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
ingredient; component; composition
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
it's probably so; it stands to reason
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception