number of times; frequency; count
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
taste; liking; preference
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
both hands; both arms; ten
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
military affairs; military service
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
organized crime; organised crime
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
war; fighting; fierce competition
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
outsider; someone outside of a group
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
participation; joining; entry
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane