conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
such; like that; in that way
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
contradiction; inconsistency
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
private person; individual
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
price; cost; value; worth; value
though; even if; whether ... or ...
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out