agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
probability; likelihood; chances
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
to escape death; to be saved from death
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
joint struggle; common (united) front
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
completely; entirely; totally
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
the very start; the very beginning
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to be erected; to be built
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
speaking voice; talking voice
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal