reigning; controlling; dictating
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(social) position; status
early (days); initial stage; initial
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
reason; cause; circumstances
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
confusion; mixing; merger
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to triumph; to be elated with success
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
symbol; code; sign; notation
close to the wall; alongside the wall
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)