vocal sound; tone of voice
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to gather; to collect; to assemble
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
hostility; antagonism; opposition
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
government service; official position; civil service
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
war; battle; match; game; competition
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%