to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
story; tale; talk; discussion
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
teatime; tea break; coffee break
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
self-consciousness; self-awareness
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to name; to call; to christen; to term
heir; inheritor; successor
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
indicate reason; infers some protest
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)