making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
defense; defence; fielding
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
(political) faction; denomination; communion
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
wooden stick; wooden pole
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
consequently; as a result
embodiment; realization; materialization
convenient; handy; useful
jack of all trades, master of none
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
fierce attack; furious attack
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
splinters of glass; glass shards
being on the ropes; losing ground
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully