dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to have meaning; to be meaningful
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
cherry blossom (colour, color)
fourth month of the lunar calendar
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
poisoning; kill by poison
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
condition; state (of health); appearance
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
highly unpredictable; touch and go
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
exclusive; attached to; specialist
group; party; team; squad; section
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
property; fortune; assets
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse