to spread; to be propagated
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
powerful person; influential person
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
hoarding; storing away (without using)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
production; output; turning out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
wand; (riverine) lagoon; fluvial lagoon
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
discovery; detection; finding
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
tradition; legend; folklore
provisional; temporary; tentative
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives