to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
hey there; I say; see here
tingling; stinging; pungently
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
chief; main; principal; important
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
you (plural); all of you; you all
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
person concerned; interested party; related party
self-consciousness; self-awareness
main cause; primary factor
wrong; different; not like that
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
offender; criminal; culprit