to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
interference; intervention; meddling
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
unwanted child; shunned child
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
moment; brief space of time
having ended; being resolved
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
single word; a few words; brief comment
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
hegemony; leadership; initiative
one end; an end; part; fragment
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry