loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
such ... as; or some such
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to look away; to avert one's eyes
duty; function; office; mission; task
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
that's the way it is; such is life
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(social) position; status
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
extremely close relationship; collusive relationship
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
don't you think?; indicates question
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after