inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
that is to say; so that means
a long time ago; long ago
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
outcast; odd man out; pariah
that; the matter in question
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to not take seriously; to take lightly
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
swindler; imposter; crook
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one's original family name; maiden name
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment