to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
unexpectedly; surprisingly
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
you could say; you might say; verging on the
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(find) common (meeting) ground
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
origin; source; beginning; starting point
pride; boast; credit (to)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
head start; initiative; preemption
concentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for