to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to keep away; to keep at a distance
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
all sorts of; all kinds of
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
justice; fairness; impartiality
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous