to fight against; to oppose; to face
end; close; conclusion; termination
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
honorific affix; honorific prefix
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
at the window; by the window; next to the window
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
dinner (esp. a formal one)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad