to get narrower; to contract
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to melt together; to blend together
to rise (of the bid price at an auction)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
to fit (inside something)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in one's hands; in one's control
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
winner; victor; conqueror
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing