something small; something petty; trifle
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
rationalization; justification
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
just the other day; quite recently
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
distribution channel; channel of distribution
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to catch the eye; to attract attention
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
proposal; offer; request; application
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
way (of doing); manner; method; means
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
hedge; fence; border; limit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to pass on an order; to pass the word
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
even if not; even without
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to walk in on; to tread upon
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
convention; tired tradition; old custom