consumption; expenditure; spending
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
trusting too much; overestimating ability
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to finish reading; to read through
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
handsome face; beautiful features
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
secretariat; executive office
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
overconfident; presumptuous
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
preface; introduction; preamble
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
man; male; masculine gender
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
how; in what way; in what manner
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust