decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
calamity; misfortune; disaster
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
attendance; presence; appearance
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to count; to include in the number
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
how many people; a number of people
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to be talented; to be able
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
sign; indication; omen; symptom