wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
high tide; high water; climax; high point
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to forget completely; to leave behind
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
estimate (of costs); budget
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preliminary arrangements; spade work
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx