to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
stabilization; stabilisation
rule; reign; government; governing
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
eternal; unlimited; endless
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
periodic; regular; routine
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
change; alteration; modification
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable