far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to do for (the sake of someone else)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
absolutely; positively; decidedly