name; title; designation; fame; reputation
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
contradiction; inconsistency
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
white dragon tile; shaved pubic area; person with little or no pubic hair
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(by force of) circumstances
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
every person; every mouth; every entrance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve