negation; denial; negative
to make an appearance; to show up
venomous snake; poisonous snake
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
two times; twice; two degrees
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to hide; to conceal oneself
crescent moon; young moon
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
unexpectedly; surprisingly
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
firm; strong; solid; stable
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
giant arm; huge arm; oversized arm