minimum; minuscule; local minimum
evil spirit; demon; devil
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
illness; condition; -pathy
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
one more time; once more; once again
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to bring back; to restore
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
party; set; gang; company; person
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
financial difficulties (for an organization or business)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
posture; position; stance
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hating; strongly disliking
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)