to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
prompt; immediate; in real time
organization; organisation; forming
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
stagnation; hindrance; delay
starting late; late departure
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
coordinator; coordinating role
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to blow through; to blow across
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally