to manage a state; to govern a country
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
correction; revision; amendment
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
rather; better; instead; if anything
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
how long; how much; to what extent
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
to blow through; to blow across
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
accurate; correct; precise; exact
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to shed light; to cast light
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection