permission; approval; authorization; license
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
someone; a certain person
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
to be kind to; to treat kindly
courteous; decorous; polite
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
legend; folklore; tradition
to be remembered; to go down in history
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty