to get slightly dirty (all over)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to summon; to get used to call
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
just past noon; afternoon
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
young girl; lass; adolescent female
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be opposite; to face each other
great cause; moral law; justice
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to find out; to discover; to detect
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
failure; mistake; blunder
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
trial; judgement; judgment