threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
in name only; titular; nominal
true state; actual condition; reality
common knowledge; well-known fact
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
nonchalant air; unruffled air
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
place; room; margin; scope
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence