badness; evilness; bad; evil
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
break in time; interruption; pause
continuation; succession; series
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
steady; sound; reliable; solid
military science; military studies
one's later years; final years (in life)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
living thing; organism; creature; biology
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
second marriage; remarriage
elopement; running away with a lover
cancellation; abandonment
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
mixed race; mixed parentage
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other