attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
to say no more; to sink into silence
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
very popular; highly favoured
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
start button (e.g. in Windows)
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language
confusion; distraction; derangement
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
stirring; slight movement
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to collapse into; to flop onto
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to slide into; to slip into
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)