to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
since; henceforth; ever since
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
firm; strong; solid; stable
internal (domestic) affairs
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
walking briskly; determinedly
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be astonished; to be amazed
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
discipline; punishment; reprimand
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
different opinion; objection
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
choosing between two things; two choices
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
in that manner; like that
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar