preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(a place) within one's reach
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
mysterious power of words to alter reality
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
first generation; founder
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
acquittal; pardon; papal indulgence
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
great speed; recklessly fast speed
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
at someone's (something's) mercy