seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
in person; personally; directly
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
management; administration; operation
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
signs of rain; threat of rain
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach