distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
maintenance; preservation; improvement
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
time; season; period; phase; stage
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
scale; scope; plan; structure
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to stick it out (until the end)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
front; frontage; facade; main
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
change in appearance; transformation
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
utmost limits; extremity; limit