barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
silence; stillness; quietness
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
long sides of a rectangle
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
border (between countries); national border
ordinary citizen; the general public
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy