to order; to command; to appoint
basin (e.g. between mountains)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
the whole day; all the day
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
musical composition; tune
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
(not) even once; (not) ever
to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
and so; therefore; for that reason
Spain; Spanish (language)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
the right person in the right place
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to punish; to penalize; to penalise