monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
estimate (of costs); budget
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
interference; meddling; butting in
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
with a fixed time; with a deadline
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to live; to reside; to inhabit
living in rented quarters
housewarming gift; housewarming
bringing; taking; carrying
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
the other day; some time ago; recently
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
to concern; to be related
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass