intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
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
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
river surface; surface of a river
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
opposite bank; farther shore
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to put one's strength into
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to collect; to assemble; to gather
information; news; report; reward; retribution
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
one's own child; one's own children
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment