autonomy; right of self-government
even so; anyhow; at any rate
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
feelings; thoughts; meaning
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to put on airs; to assume importance
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to brush off; to shake off
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
three persons; three parties
trembling from fear; trembling all over
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
off-focus (photography); out of focus; off the mark; off the point; irrelevant
one's mind; the bottom of one's heart; inner feelings
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
simply; merely; only; solely