on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
about when; about what time; how soon
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to put someone to trouble
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to check; to stop; to keep back
inspection; examination; check
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to comfort; to console; to amuse
meeting; greeting; welcome
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
pointing out; identification
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-