abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
important person; strategic person; key figure
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
scale; scope; plan; structure
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
bonsai; miniature potted plant
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
shoji (paper sliding door)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
natural; reasonable; understandable
-less; lacking; non-existing
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
originally; by nature; from the start
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
mental; spiritual; emotional
pressure; oppression; suppression
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
book; volume; this; present; main; head