excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
discovery; detection; finding
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
grandfather; male senior-citizen
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
running away; escaping on foot
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
at the time; in those days; then
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
party; gang; company; squad
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage