to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
place; position; location; position; standing; status
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
scale; scope; plan; structure
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
and so; therefore; for that reason
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
irritation; annoyance; frustration
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
tedious; boring; being fed up with
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to watch intently; to stare
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to run about; to rush about
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered