praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
stone (used for throwing)
at least; at most; (even) just
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
succession struggle; succession race
rival; competitor; competition
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to be able to manage somehow or other
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
returning (to the authorities); restoring
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
hard to get; hard to come by
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)