cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
nausea; sickness in the stomach
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
coronation ceremony; enthronement
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
as usual; as is one's habit
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
country; territory; domain; realm
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
personal affair; one's own affair
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
development; exploitation
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy