to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
management aspects (of business)
to affect; to impact; to influence
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to watch over; to watch attentively
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
singing voice; (sound of) singing
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
three; three years of age
to be careful; to take the utmost care
middle-of-the-roaders; neutralists; independents
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
resolution; decision; vote
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
way; method; means; resource; course
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
electricity; (electric) light
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate