opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
timewise; temporal; chronal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
name; given name; first name
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
information media; press; news organs
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to thrust before; to thrust at
establishment; settlement
impact of publicity or propaganda
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
conversely; on the contrary
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to grant permission; to give permission
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
trouble; bother; annoyance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart