lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to fight against; to oppose; to face
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
all (there is); as long as there is
if so; in that case; in that situation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
long time; long interval; for quite some time
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted