discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
fat; tallow; lard; grease
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
person on a waiting list; person waiting for something; person quarantining
cane; (walking) stick; wand; stalk (of bamboo, sugar, etc.); stem
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
all you have to do is; just; that's all
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
over-the-top; thick; rich; heavy
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
sunbathing; basking in the sun
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart