chief; main; principal; important
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
on bad terms; at loggerheads
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
only recently; just of late
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
war; fighting; fierce competition
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
negotiation team; negotiating body
import; importation; introduction; afferent
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on