difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
supply; provision; raising; procurement
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
of course; certainly; naturally
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to rule; to govern; to administer
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened