to state; to express; to mention
passing through without stopping; passing by
celebration; auspicious occasion
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
protest; refutation; pleading
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
application (of ointment, etc.)
general idea; concept; notion
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
error; mistake; slip; bug
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
three generations; three periods; third generation
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
grasp; catch; understanding
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
that's the way it is; such is life
comfort; consolation; diversion