to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
at first; in the beginning; originally
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
France; French (language)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain