end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
no, not like that (but like this)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
ending up right back where one started
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
even so; anyhow; at any rate
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
modesty; humility; being humble
to become an expert; to be master at
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
territorial relationship; regional bond
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably