participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
possession; retention; maintenance
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
major agricultural country; agricultural power; agripower
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
long military service; having experienced many battles
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
one's mind; the bottom of one's heart; inner feelings
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
(car) being run off the road
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
thickly; densely; luxuriantly