to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
bluff; false show of power; bold front
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to die out; to become extinct
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
status consciousness; perception of one's social status
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
seeing for the first time; first sight
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
complementation; supplementation; completion
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
leading product; flagship product; top product
ancient times; distant past; antiquity