to read the situation; to sense the mood
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to glare at each other; to confront each other
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
haughty; holding one's head high
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
reason; cause; history; origin
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
sign of remorse; indication of regret
trouble; quarrel; dispute
topic of discussion; agenda
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
samurai; warrior; military family
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son