presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
self-justification; excuse
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
entreaty; appeal; petition
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
gesture; gesticulation; motion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
everywhere; all over; throughout
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
for example; for instance; e.g.
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
ignorant of the ways of the world
rubbing one's hands together
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
stepping back; drawing back
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to lie all the time; to fabricate a web of lies
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely