Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
katsuobushi; 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; to coax
offensive (movement); aggression
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
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
one-year-old; one year old
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); night soil vat; night soil reservoir
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering