since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to form a group; to form a bunch
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
self-consciousness; self-awareness
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
settlement; solution; resolution
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally