to say; to be called; to do
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
country; state; various countries
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
agreement; stipulation; contract
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
contract; compact; agreement
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
goal to strive for; challenge
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation