restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to take (something) before (someone else); to do (something) before it becomes popular
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
appearance; air; condition; state; form
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
briskly; quickly; promptly
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
without permission; without notice
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on