Western brute (esp. American and British); Western savage
marking; grading; scoring
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
heir; inheritor; successor
that's true; of course; obviously
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to throw away; to abandon
to speak ill of; to disparage
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to degenerate; to lapse into
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail