guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
friction; discord; strife
body; group; party; company; troupe
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
viewing as a problem; problematizing
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
support; backing; patronage
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
wherein; therein; thereinto
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to continue (going along some trend)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to make a fool of someone
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
covering; protection; backing; relief
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances