vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
one's best interests; one's own good
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
pair; the two; both persons; both things
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
place; room; margin; scope
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
assistance; backing; reinforcements
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to fulfill one's responsibilities
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to do someone in; to bump someone off
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese