exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
business rival; professional jealousy
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
written oath; covenant; pledge
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
class; heading; group; category
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
personal (employee); employed; retained
to blame; to find fault with
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
district; section; sector
(present) head of a family
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
joint struggle; common (united) front
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
free time; time at leisure
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit