confidence; trust; faith; credit
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
surname; family name; last name
two years later; year after next
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
when one finds a moment; when one can find the time
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
pitching; pitching (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitch
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
flipper (of a marine mammal); swim fin; flipper; flipper (on a pinball machine); channel surfer
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
one's own bowling ball; control of the ball by one's own team (esp. basketball)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to speak; to say; to vocalize
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
hand-clapping ceremony (celebrating the settling of a bargain, marking a reconciliation, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
trouble; bother; annoyance