to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to have a talk; to tell a story
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
custom; habit; customary practice
custom; practice; convention; precedent
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to go out and away; to leave
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to happen to have on hand or in stock
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
contemplation; meditation
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to take over; to hand over
curse; spell; malediction