both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
senior; elder; person older than oneself
guidance; leadership; leading the way
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to play a central role; to take a leading part
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
prime of one's working life
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
-less; lacking; non-existing
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
senior grade of the third court rank
special promotion (in rank or grade)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)