on bad terms; at loggerheads
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
fashion sense; sense of fashion
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
explanation; interpretation
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
full breasts; ample breasts; breast enlargement
old soldier; veteran; old hand
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
exclamation mark; exclamation point
store name; shop name; restaurant name