doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
novel idea; strange theory
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
meanwhile; in the meantime
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
watering hole; watering place
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to distract one's attention
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
older sister; elder sister
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that; the matter in question
drowning; flood; shipwreck
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less