an issue being settled; a case being closed
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
front; frontage; facade; main
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
(not) in any way; in no way
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
odorless; odourless; unscented
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to be badly made; to fail
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
slow to act; slow in starting work
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
war; fighting; fierce competition
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit