influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
older brother; elder brother
one's home country; one's homeland
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
rule; reign; government; governing
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
government; administration
most part; greater part; majority
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to live; to reside; to inhabit
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
over-fond parent; doting parent
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party