to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to be needed; to be wanted
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
manner of using one's hands
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
such; like that; in that way
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
person concerned; interested party; related party
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
system; institution; organization; organisation