old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
periodic; regular; routine
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
(not) merely; (not) simply
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
just one person; only one
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
devotion; attachment; infatuation
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
top of the head; crown of the head
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
whole nation; whole land; whole country
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to have no chance (of succeeding)