estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to give directions; to issue instructions
document; official papers
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
son and heir; son who will succeed one
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
delicious; appetizing; appetising
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
favorite; favourite; habitually used
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
observer; watchman; lifeguard
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
boastful speech; bragging
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
whispered conversation; whispering
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
individual; private person; personal; private
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty