measurement error; calculation error
periodic; regular; routine
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
every person; each one; everybody
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
future; possible; potential; prospective
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
almost; roughly; approximately
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
same family (race, tribe)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
mobilization; mobilisation
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
junior high school student; middle school pupil
grip (of hand); grip strength
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself