check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(Okinawa) sacred place; sacred grove
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
return; conclusion; reduction
warp; curvature; curve; arch
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
imagination; supposition; guess
sickroom; hospital room; ward
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
March; third month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
energy; military strength
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks