(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
word game; wordplay; playing with words
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to be boiled; to be cooked
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
to state; to express; to mention
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
demanding; difficult; strict
civilized person; civilized people
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
naivete; simplicity; innocence
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock