present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
in terms of; from the point of view of
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
your body; your health; yourself; you
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
very loose; slowly; leisurely
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
occasional; infrequent; rare
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all