to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
judgment; judgement; discernment
former (incumbent); predecessor
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
cookware; cooking utensil
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
pasture; grassland; meadow
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
small hill; low hill; hillock
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
distinctive; characteristic
long hair (usu. of a man)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
intensive; concentrated; focused
overall; general; as a whole
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust