crossing swords;  competing against;  contending with;  fighting against
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 female;  woman;  female sex;  female lover;  girlfriend;  mistress
 to stretch;  to extend;  to straighten out;  to be flattened;  to spread (of paint, cream, etc.);  to stretch out (e.g. of a hand);  to extend
 to pass through;  to pass by;  to pass (of time);  to elapse;  to have expired;  to have ended;  to exceed
 by no means;  never!;  something unexpected;  emergency; (arch.)  currently; (arch.)  for the time being
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 to end;  to come to an end;  to close;  to finish
 to give (someone) a treat;  to be extravagant;  to live luxuriously;  to be proud;  to be haughty
 tenth day of the month;  ten days
 part;  portion;  amount;  worth (as in "two days' worth");  one's means;  one's place;  one's duty
 serious;  not joking;  straight
 to line up;  to stand in a line;  to rival;  to match;  to equal
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 covered with;  stained;  smeared
 recompense;  indemnity;  atonement
 cheap;  inexpensive;  calm;  peaceful;  quiet
 to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.);  to get in;  to get on (e.g. a footstool);  to step on;  to reach;  to go over;  to follow
 heaven and earth;  the universe;  top and bottom;  gods of heaven and earth
 to lose one's way;  to get lost;  to waver;  to hesitate;  to give into temptation;  to lose control of oneself
 and;  besides;  because;  since;  the thing is;  for one thing
 child;  kid;  (one's) child;  offspring;  young (animal);  young woman;  offshoot
 birth;  birthplace;  born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
 Saint;  St.;  S.;  sacred;  holy;  pure
 to put on;  to wear;  to be clad in;  to twine around;  to twist around;  to coil around
 clothes;  garment;  gown;  robe;  coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
 lightning;  thunder;  god of thunder;  god of lightning;  anger;  fit of anger
 dirt;  filth;  stain;  blot;  spot
 muddiness;  murkiness;  impurity;  Japanese voiced consonant mark;  unrefined sake
 stagnation;  deposit;  sediment;  faltering;  hesitation;  pause