lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to explain adequately; to be accountable
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to take up space; to occupy space
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
so what!; who gives a damn?
real intention; true motive; true meaning
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
B class; B grade; second rate
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
firm; unshakeable; resolute
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
joint struggle; common (united) front
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
cold reception; inhospitality
death rate; mortality rate
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far