workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
televising; broadcasting; airing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
passion; temper; irritability
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
influence; clout; leverage
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out