pole; climax; extreme; extremity
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
drama; play; Chinese opera
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
to hide; to keep to oneself
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
prevention; precaution; protection against
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
(one's) youth; one's younger days
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
adorning (a Buddhist statue)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame