public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
holding one's ground; defending local authority
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
humming a tune (while doing something else)
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
two ways; both ways; two kinds
hard-line policy; tough measure
from ... to; between ... and; or
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet; attached paper
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
infancy; childhood; infant; child
pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
Island; insula; island; islet
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
person specially invited to compose and recite a poem at the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; person employed by the Imperial Court to compile anthologies of waka poetry; person summoned to perform bugaku (for the nobility)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
great stature; large build
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
brown bear (Ursus arctos)