sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
tradition; legend; folklore
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
conference room; council room
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to be in complete attendance
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to apologize; to apologise
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
main question; real issue at hand
submission; return to allegiance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
even though; despite; when
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
wherein; therein; thereinto
true character; true heart; true spirit
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident