rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
affidavit; deposition; testimony
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
patient; unhurried; leisurely
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be worried; to be troubled
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)