threat; intimidation; menace
to hide; to keep to oneself
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
long hair (usu. of a man)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
gloomy and depressing; mournful
such; like that; that sort of
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
hostile relations; hostile relationship
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
men and women of all ages
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected