gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
all you have to do is; just; that's all
place where one works; construction site; working area
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
if so; in that case; in that situation
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
arrival of a ship; ship which has arrived
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
root; joint; base; crotch
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
God; god; ace; king; superior person
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...