to understand (each other); to comprehend
(find) common (meeting) ground
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
counter for choices, options, etc.
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
official announcement; proclamation
to thrust down; to push off
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
personification; anthropomorphization
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
agreement; stipulation; contract
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
speech; expression; wording; language
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
safety; welfare; well-being
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision