to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to compose; to put together
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
while; during (the time when)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
such; like that; in that way
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to incur someone's enmity
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
innocence; being not guilty
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current