to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
largest class; top category
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
soul; spirit; divine spirit
the same; the said; likewise
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
please; somehow or other; one way or another
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
winner; victor; conqueror
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to invite in; to show someone in
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
connection; link; relationship
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
firm; strong; solid; stable
right side; style of Japanese court music