calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
both hands; both arms; ten
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
pride; dignity; self-worth
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
offense; offence; crime; punishment
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
(present) head of a family
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense