boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
to detain; to take into custody
deadly serious; deadly earnest
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
honour; honor; glory; privilege
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
thick; dull (blunt); viscous
innumerable; countless; numberless
restricted; confined; unfree
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to shed light; to cast light
long talk; long-winded speech
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative