to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
bento; Japanese box lunch
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
charging (electrically); electrification
(with a) start; fright; alarm
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to become pale; to turn pale
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
gradually; slowly but steadily
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown