domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
municipal office; council; city hall
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
young person; youth; young
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to need; to call for; to require
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
influence; clout; leverage
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
to be smeared; to be covered
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be