to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to rule; to govern; to administer
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
great cause; moral law; justice
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile