to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
supreme leader; ultimate leader
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
abstract or impracticable theory
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
marshland; wetland; swampland
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to switch off; to turn off
Christmas carol; Christmas song
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
character leitmotif; character theme song
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to brave a danger; to take a risk