outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to blame; to find fault with
merman; half man-half fish
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
addict; junkie; substance abuser
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to face on; to look out on to
to rush over; to run up to
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to smash; to break into pieces
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
trembling or quavering voice
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to imitate; to follow; to emulate