numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
main question; real issue at hand
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
the same generation; coeval
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
expulsion; excommunication
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
yearned for; longed for; missed
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
different opinion; objection
personality; style; appearance
wisdom and magnanimity; witty intelligence and large-mindedness; measurement; volume and weight
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank