Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
enterprise; business; company; corporation
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
while alive; during one's lifetime
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
idealistic thought (argument)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
until now; so far; up to the present
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to telephone; to make a phone call
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")