top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
situation; developments; outcome
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
power; authority; influence
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to comfort; to console; to amuse
sour look; surly face; pout
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)