leadership; initiative; spearhead
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
influence; clout; leverage
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
supreme command; direction over all
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
gliding (through the air)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names