live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
thought; consideration; thinking
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
hostility; animosity; enmity
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all; entire; whole; altogether
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
profiting while others fight
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to glare at each other; to confront each other
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
how; in what way; how about; questionable