to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
optical axis (of a lens, spherical mirror, etc.); optic axis (of a crystal)
United Nations organ; UN organ
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
municipal office; council; city hall
person in charge; official; attendant
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity