battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to some extent; to a certain extent
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
such ... as; or some such
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them