preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
outward appearance; looks
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
cardinal (Catholic Church)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
business world; business circles; (the) industry
immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods); low-ranking vassal (of the shogun; Edo period)
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
descendant; progeny; offspring
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
contradiction; inconsistency
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
endless; boundless; everlasting
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)