slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to boost; to force up; to push up
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
not worth considering; out of the question
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
loved one; lover; sweetheart
person of doubtful origin
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
high and low (social standing)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to take a veneer off something
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
whole story; full picture; full particulars
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
no, not like that (but like this)