reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
opposite side; other side
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net