expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
4th day of the month; four days
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
3rd day of the month; three days
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to be helpful; to be useful
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
helper; assistant; help; assistance
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)