shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
utmost limits; extremity; limit
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
moderate; proper; just right
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)