substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
choosing between two things; two choices
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to engage in a heated discussion
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
beyond one's means or position
death in battle; death on the battlefield
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to square one's shoulders
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters