deep inside; innermost place
to be opposite; to face each other
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
reason; cause; history; origin
rational; reasonable; logical
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to leave something as it is
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
shoji (paper sliding door)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to fan; to incite; to instigate
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
neutralizer; neutraliser; counteractive; antidote
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
days of one's menstrual period
attenuation; damping; decay
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)