to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
defensive measure; defense plan
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
hating; strongly disliking
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
article; news story; report; account
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to push aside; to brush aside
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
tune (melody, piece of music)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
large build; large pattern
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
exchange of blows; long rally
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality