isolation; being alone; being friendless
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
president (of a society); chairman
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
to be led by; to be headed by
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
messenger; envoy; emissary
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
sharply; harshly; stingingly
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower