simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
principle of laissez-faire
link; directory entry; rink
opening a business; opening a practice
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
something like ...; something called ...
hard (life); tough (world)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
important point; strategic position; key point
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?