confrontation; opposition; antagonism
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
strict order; peremptory command
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
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
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
transactions; dealings; business
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
negation of the negation (in the Hegelian dialectic)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf