discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
battlefield; battleground
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
how; in what way; how about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
nothing but; except; no more than
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
menu; schedule; program; menu
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
exaltation; emotional uplift
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
with a splash; with a plop
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling