to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
raging fire; conflagration
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
with all one's strength; with all one's might
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
hateful; detestable; loathsome
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
break in time; interruption; pause
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
whichever one chooses; either way
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully