rather; sooner; preferably
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to cut off (a relationship)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
how can (one) do something
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
forcibly; against one's will
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to keep away; to keep at a distance
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to thrust before; to thrust at
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
how many years; how long; what year
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to indicate; to show; to point to
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place