instead; but (on the other hand)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
royal capital; imperial capital
battlefield; battleground
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
hotel in the center of the city
first-rate; finest quality; the best
night view; night skyline; nightscape
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
store interior; inside of a shop