to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
skill; dexterity; master hand
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
aptitude; aptness; suitability
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 perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
terrain; geographical features; topography
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
group; bunch; crowd; group
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
alert status; emergency alert
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
perception; sensing; noticing
perceptivity; perceptual ability
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every