frame; framework; outline
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
bravery; courage; heroism
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
normal practice; proper practice
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
one or two; a few; small number
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
head over heels; headlong; head first
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to be prolonged; to drag on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
script; screenplay; scenario
to nip (something) in the bud
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw