to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
in one's hands; in one's control
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to get along well with; to make a go of it
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
weird; disgusting; sickening
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
all over Japan; throughout Japan
only; merely; but; no more than
whole school; the first proof; one proofreading
eternal; unlimited; endless