to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
viewing as a problem; problematizing
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
demotion; relegation; downgrading
recompense; indemnity; atonement
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
threatening voice; threatening tone
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
big frame; large figure; huge body
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
depending on; dependent on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
in order; in turn; one by one
on the right as one faces (it)
going straight on; going straight ahead
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to find fault with; to question
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
younger brother and sister