to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to pause; to have a short intermission
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
nothing but; none other than
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
since when; from when; how long
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
bodily build; degree of fleshiness