feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
ruler; monarch; sovereign
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
gentle; mild; meek; tender
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to burst open; to pop; to split
metre; meter; meter; gauge
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)