(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to state; to express; to mention
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
bright sunshine; broad daylight
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
clear; precise; definite; distinct
hostility; animosity; enmity
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
entreaty; supplication; petition
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
inside one's heart; in one's mind
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
choices; alternatives; options
chopping board; cutting board
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
cooking; food preparation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)