difference; variation; difference
most difficult; next to impossible
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
quarrel; dispute; argument
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
function; facility; faculty; feature
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to blame; to find fault with
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
after a long time; for the first time in a while
in turns; alternately; in order
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive