tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
business; errand; nature of one's business
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
busy; having no (free) time
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
dominion; territory; possession
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself