to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
an issue being settled; a case being closed
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
simmer; bubble out; flow out
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)