tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
firm; strong; solid; stable
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to ask a question; to ask questions
very young; little; childish; immature
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
manners; courtesy; etiquette
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter