to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
such; like that; that sort of
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
in search of; in order to look for
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
earnestly; immediately; exactly
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
final; eventual; ultimate
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
human relations; personal relationships
that is to say; so that means
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually