battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be reflected in a mirror
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
dual personality; split personality
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
moisture; humidity; dampness
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
mask; disguise; guise; mask
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
intuition; instinct; hunch
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
regarding highly; attaching importance to
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
God only knows what may happen
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way