-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
meaning; significance; sense
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
since when; from when; how long
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
that is to say; so that means
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
chance (of success); odds
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street