deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
war; fighting; fierce competition
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
curse; spell; malediction
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother and younger sister
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
joint; seam; joining point
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
but; however; provided that
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback