(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to become an expert; to be master at
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
theatre; theater; playhouse
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
battlefield; battleground
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to say; to be called; to do
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
innumerable; countless; numberless
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu