clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
banning of books; banned book
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
shady; underhanded; questionable
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
noted doctor; excellent physician
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
speech; expression; wording; language
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to become settled; to be fixed
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)