to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
space (room, area, outer space)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
timewise; temporal; chronal
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
military personnel; soldier
long-awaited; much-awaited
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
expulsion; excommunication
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view