sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
remaining silent; keeping secret
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
(the condition of) one's health
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
police; policeman; police officer
the free world (historically as opposed to the Communist bloc)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
one act (of a play); scene; event
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
audio tape; magnetic tape
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium