to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
second (unit of time); arc second
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
explosion; rupture; break off
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
action of making something; -ification
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
(not) a single person; (no) one
to squeeze out; to wring out
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
question; inquiry; enquiry
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
person of doubtful origin
originally; by nature; from the start
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move