going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
at least; at most; (even) just
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
be (that) as it may; having said that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
check; restraint; oppression; repression
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
enough is enough; no further!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
duty; obligation; responsibility
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up