attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
again; once more; a second time
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to say no more; to sink into silence
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing