to start pestering (someone); to pick a fight (with); to start giving (someone) a hard time
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
immoral; illicit; unethical
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
difficult to ...; hard to ...
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to badger; to pester; to beg
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
foreign matter; impurities
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
wicked thought; wicked mind
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
immediate follower (of the shogun)
as many (people) as possible
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
economic warfare; economic war
chance (of success); odds
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken