policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
cargo; freight; money or assets
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade