drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
rival; competitor; competition
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
hair on the back of one's head
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
manipulation of information; spin
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
since when; from when; how long
that is to say; so that means
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
platform; home; home base; home plate
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud