objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
testimony; (verbal) evidence
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be worried; to be troubled
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate