dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to have one's knees be about to give way
beginning; clue; starting point
twice; again; second time
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
this occasion; at this time; now
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
serious; not joking; straight
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
large triple gate to temple
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
crosscut plank; rear part of a noh stage
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
around the world; throughout the world
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to become clear; to be made public