to breathe out; to exhale
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
rationality; reasonableness
close relation (association)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
judgment; judgement; discernment
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
older sister; lass; young lady
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
indescribable; having no way to express
several times (as large, over)
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)