contradiction; inconsistency
commerce; trade; business
(religious) faith; belief; creed
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
nature; property; disposition
financial backer; financial supporter
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
political measures; policy
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
if it is the case that ...
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
verbal message; word (from someone)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry