seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to blow off; to be blown off
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to serve; to work for; to attend
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
lust for money; hunger for money
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
covered with; stained; smeared
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
go that far; to that extent
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(right at the) side; just beside
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)