from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
strategy meeting; council of war
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
outline; summary; gist; basic points
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
conviction; belief; confidence
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
at once; immediately; right now
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly