truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
low spirits; depressed heart
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
matter of time; question of time
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
upward glance; upturned eyes
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
unconditionally; as a rule
each individual; each person
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
open; public; official; overt
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...