the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
having no money; lack of money
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
1,000,000; one million; million; many
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
negotiable; further discussion needed
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight