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; second set of accounts
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
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 show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
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)
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
green grass; young (fresh) grass
to fall off; to tumble down
this and that; one thing and another
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth