to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
military man; warrior; soldier
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
showing one's face in public; facing another person
strong pressure; heavy pressure
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to approach; to draw near
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to squeeze out; to wring out
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable