dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
accumulation; accumulate; store
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to jump up and down; to hop
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sales; selling; marketing
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
large serving; large portion
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)