to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
that day; the very same day
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
of course; certainly; naturally
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
common reed (Phragmites australis)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
common person; foolish commoner
strength; power; proficiency; ability
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
friction; discord; strife
interpersonal; between individuals
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
intelligence; intellect; brains
verbalization; putting into words
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
information transfer; information transmission
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret