stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
incoming telephone call; telegram received
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
joint struggle; common (united) front
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
trouble; quarrel; dispute
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
to name; to call; to christen; to term
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
anecdote; brief (comic) story
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
concreteness; feasibility
heir; inheritor; successor
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation