thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
pride; boast; credit (to)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
something like ...; something called ...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
on one hand; on the other hand
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
curling inwards (esp. the tips of one's hair)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
vice; immorality; corruption
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
duty; obligation; responsibility
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)