superstition; superstitious belief
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
literary woman; talented woman
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
gesture; gesticulation; motion
one's post; place of work; workplace
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
superior; superiors; senior
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily