confrontation; opposition; antagonism
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
journey; route of a journey
inn town; post town; post-station town
to demand money; to pester; to extort
the relation of master to servant
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; motif made from entwined hexagons
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
being dotted with; being scattered
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
cheap article; poor quality article
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
abundant harvest; bumper crop
forwarding agency; express company
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with