laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to push aside; to brush aside
from now; from this moment; henceforth
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
public confidence; popular support
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
black and white; right and wrong
priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties
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
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...