to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
parting; separation; farewell
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
religious organization; religious organisation
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to state; to express; to mention
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)