concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to blow through; to blow across
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be opposite; to face each other
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
light; faint; pale; fleeting
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
reason; cause; history; origin
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics