to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sharing; division; draw; tie
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to put one's hand on; to touch
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
proposed solution; idea for a solution
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
action; operation; effect; function
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
thought; consideration; thinking
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
to mix; to stir; to blend
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)