to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
soldier; combatant; warrior
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
stifled (laughter); simmering
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
whirlwind tour; one-day trip
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
sweeper (device); sweeper (in soccer)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
orphan; person without friends
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong