to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
firm; strong; solid; stable
to need; to call for; to require
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
control; management (e.g. of a business)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
rule; reign; government; governing
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to fulfill one's responsibilities
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
means; way; method; measure
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out