when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
one's share; one's portion
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
half the body; half length
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to have confidence in one's own abilities
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
inside one's heart; in one's mind
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
to smirk; to grin broadly
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
financial power; financial means; wealth
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
condition of one's stomach
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
cooperation; collaboration