not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
incident; affair; happening; event
open; public; official; overt
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
talkativeness; verbosity; garrulity
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
order; sequence; procedure
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
intelligence; intellect; brains
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble