consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
apparent age (of someone); rough age
compassionate; sympathetic
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
commitment; pledge; promise
latent disposition; inner feelings
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to speak; to hear a voice
Mono-ha (art movement); School of Things
voice quality; type of voice
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
being declared the winner of a bout
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
bullying (the weak); bully
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
youthful; young; young-looking
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
senility; dotage; decrepitude
steel; sword steel; sword
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
following the road; the way the road goes
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)