to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
alliance (esp. originally of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
had better ...; may as well ...
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to press against each other; to huddle together
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
change; alteration; modification
preparation; arrangements
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience