modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
independent administration
drinking straight from a bottle
to cut; to slit; to cut open
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to tan (leather)
to go to heaven; to be called to heaven
search for a husband for one's daughter
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
one edge; one end; one side
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
people's revolution; popular revolution
error; mistake; slip; bug
evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
wormwood (Artemisia absinthium); absinthium; absinthe wormwood; absinthe
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly