to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to pass (of time); to elapse
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
main question; real issue at hand
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
personal; individual; private
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
patriarch; head of a family
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing