to stay calm; to keep cool
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
such; this sort of; like this
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
coagulation; freezing; solidification
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
high and low (social standing)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(social) class; rank; grade
the king and his feudal lords
the masses; common people
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to gain strength; to have energy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
the third estate; the bourgeoisie
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
reduction by half; halving
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to press a question; to cross-examine
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger