to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
the reverse; other side; lining
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
(divine) providence; dispensation
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
number of times; frequency; count
internal conditions; true state of affairs
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
plural; multiple; several
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
looking away; looking aside
to stay (at); to stop (at)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
this for sure; certainly is
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
long (time); longstanding; for a long time