just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
inside one's heart; in one's mind
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
acquaintance; close friend
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to mark the end; to spell the end
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
end; close; conclusion; termination
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period