fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
free and unbiased; fair and just; ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong; calling spade a spade
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to finger; to tamper (with)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
father; dad; husband; you; he
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
some people; a few people; several people
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
clearing one's throat; cough
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
common reed (Phragmites australis)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
vague recollection; faint memory
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous