idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
means; way; method; measure
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to spend time (on doing something)
to discuss; to talk together
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to say no more; to sink into silence
in the future; another day; later
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
confidence; trust; faith; credit
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to make a speech; to address
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
retention; maintenance; preservation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
factory or industrial district or area
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally