inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
leadership skill; leadership ability
rule; reign; peaceful times
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
patterns of thinking; train of thought
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
sign; indication; omen; symptom
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
defense; defence; protection
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
contrary to one's expectations
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
on hand; readily available
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best