investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to lean against; to set against
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
not mince matters; not mince one's words
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to ask; to enquire; to query
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
belligerence; fighting spirit
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to pause; to have a short intermission
negotiations; discussions; connection
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence