to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to name; to call; to christen; to term
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
storehouse; warehouse; godown
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be opposite; to face each other
surely (not); certainly (not)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
and so; therefore; for that reason
firm; strong; solid; stable
defense; defence; protection
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
double-edged; double-edged blade
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
untouched; unused; intact
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout