dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
almost every day; almost daily
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
neighbourhood; neighborhood
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
measurement error; calculation error
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to move (house); to change residence
frequenting; staying around
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
mental; psychological; physical
main cause; primary factor
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
waste of time; killing time
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
way; method; means; resource; course
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to come to one's senses; to calm down
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
human relations; personal relationships
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on