bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to quit one's job; to resign
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
homeowner; head of a household
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
separation; divorce; severing of connections
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
letter; missive; note; mail
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
many items; pressure of business
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total