stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
looking on (somebody) as hostile
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to become settled; to be fixed
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
doing whatever one pleases
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less