both people; two people; two directions; both directions
going around; patrol; round; tour
amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)
way of solving (a problem); solution
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
hegemony; leadership; initiative
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
approval; license; licence; permission
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
security; stability; safety; peace
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
successful person; success
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
such; like that; in that way
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure