financial power; financial means; wealth
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
news; word; tidings; omen
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
name recognition; established reputation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
certainly; surely; definitely
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
choices; alternatives; options
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to be reminded of; to call to mind
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
human relations; personal relationships
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of