leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
villain; baddie; the villain's part
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
the way one works; one's working manner