above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
process; course; mechanism
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in that way; like that; that way
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming