instead; but (on the other hand)
start; origin; beginnings
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to establish; to formulate
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
setting on fire; setting afire
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
hostile relations; hostile relationship
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage