head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
just because; even if; even though
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to take command; to give direction
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
how far; to what extent; up to what point
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
king; king; king (chess piece)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity