battlefield; battleground
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
natto (fermented soybeans)
food; food products; foodstuffs
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
beginning; outset; first; onset
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to become empty; to be emptied
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
interior; inside; internal
flour; meal; powder; dust
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be needed; to be wanted
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
if it is the case that ...
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
dried stiff (esp. of something sticky)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse