pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
too (much); overly; excessively
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
offensive (movement); aggression
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
future; possible; potential; prospective
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer