face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to stay calm; to keep cool
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
thousands; several thousand
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
dispute; argument; contention
before it happens; previously
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
armchair theory; impracticable theory
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
24 hours; twenty-four hours
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to paint (draw) a picture
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
globalization; globalisation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
sending home; repatriation; deportation
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
birth; creation; formation
entire world; whole world; world stage
small number; few; minority