friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
national border; provincial border
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
suppression; repression; subjugation
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
just because; even if; even though
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
way; method; means; resource; course
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)