strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
every person; every mouth; every entrance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to fight against; to oppose; to face
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)