to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
easy to read; legible; clear
good (place to leave off); convenient
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be excited; to be elated
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
seniority by length of service
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
how dare ...; how could ...
battlefield; battleground
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag