argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
submission; return to allegiance
maintaining the status quo
like this; this sort; this way
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
appointment; assignment; promotion
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
funny story; funny anecdote
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
study; learning; tutorial
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
large build; large pattern
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...