miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
succession to another's professional name
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
this occasion; at this time; now
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
testimony; (verbal) evidence
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to come back; to bloom a second time
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
commitment; pledge; promise
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
successor; replacement; second wife
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
allegiance; obedience; submission
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details