presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to intervene; to stop (something)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
good; goodness; right; virtue
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
two colours; two varieties; two types
to dye in different colors (colours)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
area; region; district; locality
to subsist; to keep on living
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak