speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
imposing stance; daunting pose
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
power map; power structure; power relationships
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to understand from experience
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
instability; insecurity; crankiness
winter sun; winter sunshine; day on which the temperature drops below 0°C; below-freezing day
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
global scale; worldwide scale
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
something to wear; clothes
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
how; in what way; by what means
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit