wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
to flare up; to fly into a rage
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
clearly; distinctly; vividly
dose; installment; instalment
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
traitor (to one's country); quisling
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
premature death; untimely death; dying young
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
stirring; slight movement
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate