constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
blindly (trusting someone, etc.)
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
obedience; submission; resignation
casting off; casting away
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
talk; story; conversation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
reprimanding (a person) personally; personal reproof
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
tool; implement; means; furniture
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect; to honour; to honor
price; cost; value; worth; merit
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
form; situation; condition
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
right (to do something); authority; power
political affairs; all phases of government
to lend an ear to; to listen to
item; article; clause; section; point
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
job; work; duties; trade; skill
disloyalty; unfaithfulness