favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
offensive (movement); aggression
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
(not) so much; (not) that much
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
needy circumstances; living in poverty
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
end of war; cessation of hostilities
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
full use; extensive use; complete utilization