temporary truce; ceasefire
conduct; behavior; behaviour
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
to come face to face (with)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
personal affair; one's own affair
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
to call out; to ask someone to come
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
person of common sense; common sense man
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
old couple; elderly couple
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break