self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
about; concerning; related to; -ish
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to thrust down; to push off
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
being too late; losing one's final chance
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to one's delight; to one's joy