remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
whispering; whisper; secret talk; sweet talk; sweet nothings; lovers' talk
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
to miss in attempting to kill
to meet with a crushing defeat
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
distribution of electricity
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
great ambition; lofty aspiration
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)