saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
world; society; people; the public
practice; practising; experience
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
tendency; trend; inclination
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die