to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
sovereign; ruler; head of state
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
succession to another's professional name
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to choke; to have trouble breathing
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
first challenge; first try
entreaty; appeal; petition
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
schedule; program; programme; agenda
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug