flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
originality; creation; invention
rational; reasonable; logical
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
lightly; easily; carelessly
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
suffrage; the right to vote
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
the reverse; other side; lining
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
testimony; (verbal) evidence
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put one's hand on; to touch
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
came here; coming here; recently
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix