awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to settle (in a place); to settle down
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
opposite side; opposition
to be able to manage somehow or other
royal castle; imperial castle
transfer; assignment; conveyance
right (to do something); authority; power
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
number of persons; personnel
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
now that; since; so long as; because
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
rope; cord; policeman's rope