quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
Japanese person; Japanese people
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
small number; few; minority
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to order; to command; to appoint
different thing; another question; different case
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
holding on to; sticking to
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza