people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
one end; an end; part; fragment
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
war; fighting; fierce competition
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
practical problem; practical matter
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to say no more; to sink into silence
copycat criminal; copycat crime
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
very; greatly; exceedingly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
answering machine; answer phone