friction; discord; strife
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
unspecified large number (of people)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
contradiction; inconsistency
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but