Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
fertile, productive field
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
a few years ago; some years back
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to rank next to; to come after
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)