unclear point; unclear points
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
powdered medicine; powder
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
hazard; hazard flashers; hazard warning lights
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
contrived; false-sounding
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
honorific affix; honorific prefix
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
source of worry; source of distress
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
having no idea; having no clue
the lower classes; the common people
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
Western person; Westerner