infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
nothing but; none other than
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
treachery; treacherous designs
state of mind; mentality; psychology
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
no exception; without exception; always the same
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
about when; about what time; how soon
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to be appointed to a rank
duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
front entrance; front door
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed