reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
education; training; discipline
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
preface; introduction; preamble
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
military forces; hosts; troops
(political) power; authority; influence
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
essence; true nature; substance; reality
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person