to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
some people; a few people; several people
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
silence (not speaking); muteness
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
what time; (lit.) which hour
not necessarily so; is not always true
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
denghu (phonetic method of classifying Chinese finals)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
don't worry; there's no need to worry