self-education; self-instruction; self-study
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to be forward; to be impertinent
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to be remembered; to go down in history
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry