military authorities; army circles
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
blurring (e.g. of an image); blur; gradient; bokashi composting; fermented composting
disclosure; exposure; revelation
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
for the present; for the time being
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
good news; happy news; glad tidings
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
although I say; although one might say; although called
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
dropout; quitter; deserter
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about