collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to think alike; to get along
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
theatre; theater; playhouse
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to half-rise to one's feet
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
dozens; scores of; decades
to be erected; to be built
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to watch steadily; to stare
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
head over heels; headlong; head first
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy