number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
alternately; by turns; one after the other
serious; severe; grave; acute
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to be opposite; to face each other
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
nonchalant air; unruffled air
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
decoration; ornament; trimmings
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
front shrine; hall of worship
scale; scope; plan; structure
beyond one's means or position
people; men and women; each person; everybody