failure to reach agreement
to find fault with; to question
stretching out a string; stretching out like a string; silk reeling; silk spinning; pulling someone's strings; appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
dating back from now; ago
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
(how) many times; (how) often
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
to hate each other; to hate mutually
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract