sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
for your information; I'm telling you
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
prostitution; call girl business
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to feel; to sense; to experience
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ongoing; in progress; afoot
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant