fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
interior; inside; internal
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
rope; cord; policeman's rope
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
if it is the case that ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
firm; strong; solid; stable
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to be hesitant; to feel timid
social; societal; societary
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible