hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
3rd day of the month; three days
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
hating; strongly disliking
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
malicious; deliberately mean
to face on; to look out on to
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
independent action; acting alone
nonchalant air; unruffled air
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
anything and everything; just about everything
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off