to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to happen to hear; to overhear
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
main cause; primary factor
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
holding one's ground; defending local authority
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
name; given name; first name
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
complete change; about-face
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
on the occasion of; at the time of
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
prudence; discretion; thought
event; phenomenon; matter
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
that year; same year; same age
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
newcomer; initiate; rookie
territorial relationship; regional bond