joint struggle; common (united) front
precondition; prerequisite
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
inferior goods; faulty item
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
difference; discrepancy; variation
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
town; city; municipal; urban
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
appearance; figure; shape; form
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
how; in what way; how about; questionable