to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to be needed; to be wanted
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
innumerable; countless; numberless
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
dozens; scores of; decades
from the viewpoint of; according to
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
small change; coins; small sum of money
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
some people; a few people; several people
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
hard struggle; strenuous effort
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to reflect; to throw back light
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly