glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to annoy; to cause trouble
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to cease; to stop; to be over
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
panties thief; knickers bandit
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)