to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
higher rank; better position
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to sob; to be choked with tears
20th day of the month; 20 days
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
sense of orientation; sense of direction
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
to think alike; to get along
both armies; both teams; both sides
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to be smeared; to be covered
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
high mountain; lofty peak