merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
singing voice; (sound of) singing
novel; original; new; innovative
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to turn towards; to point
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
coincident with; while; simultaneously
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to get one's head around; to think about