at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
unique; peculiar; special
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
bedside; near one's pillow
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
perception; sensing; noticing
large number (of); many; majority
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
dating back from now; ago
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)