a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
several times; once or twice
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
pride; dignity; self-respect
to be torn off; to come off
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
method of treatment; cure; remedy
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
distortion; falsification; perversion
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
performance of one's official duties
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
one's own property; possessions
looking great with makeup
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry