joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
preference; priority; precedence
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
several times (as large, over)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
supply line; line of communications
transport corps; army service corps
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
recovery; rescue; recapture
military forces; hosts; troops
to be too numerous; to be too much
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp