maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
preservation; retainment; keeping
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to thrust before; to thrust at
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one end; an end; part; fragment
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
young girl; lass; adolescent female
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to become desperate; to give in to despair
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to bring; to take; to bring about
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
sphere; circle; range; category
to hold fast; to protect to the end
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)