nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
battle formation; military formation
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
refining; refinement; smelting; training
arrogant; haughty; insolent
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
business; errand; nature of one's business
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised