saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to nip (something) in the bud
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
power balance; balance of power
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
secret understanding; collusion
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
ignorant of the ways of the world
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
near pin (golf); closest to pin (flagstick); close (closest) answer or figure
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
independence; self-reliance
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
to leave something as it is
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
(medical) doctor; physician
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange