(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
solidarity; joint; collective
to become hoarse; to become husky
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
weak constitution; ill health
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
old army general; veteran army general
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
maintaining the status quo
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to make an appearance; to show up
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to indicate; to show; to point to