friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
world; society; people; the public
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
criticism; commentary; review
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
due form; official; formality
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
book; volume; this; present; main; head
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
settlement; solution; resolution
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle