shop; small store; business; firm
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
headquarters; head office; main office
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
military personnel; soldier
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
armed forces; military; troops
on bad terms; at loggerheads
(political) power; authority; influence
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
court (of law); courtroom
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
police officer; policeman; constable
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to understand (each other); to comprehend
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date