anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to cause a person trouble
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
rule; law; model; pattern; teachings of Buddha; Buddhist doctrine
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band