to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
choice; selection; option
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
moment by moment; hour by hour
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
indirection; indirectness
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)