declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to cross the line; to go too far
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
manners; courtesy; etiquette
murder; killing; murderer
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to raise one's voice; to shout
to rebuke; to scold harshly
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system