to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
oblong; landscape orientation
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
secret information; intelligence
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to brighten; to grow light
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
authenticity; credibility
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
conference room; council room
every person; each one; everybody
to taste; to try (food or drink)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
executives; top management; governing body
declaration; statement; proclamation
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
(social) position; status
looking on; remaining a spectator