to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(enter into, be in) a state of war
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
scale; scope; plan; structure
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to keep a watchful eye on
to concern; to be related
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
suppression; repression; subjugation
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
regarding highly; attaching importance to
cooperation; coordination; link
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)