to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
possible; likely; probable
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
patient; having a long fuse
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to shake; to waver; to tremble
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)