point of compromise; common ground
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
nice; likeable; desirable
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
co-existence and co-prosperity
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese