to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
one's physical safety; personal security
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
foreign; abroad; overseas
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to grumble; to make difficulties
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck