astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
pure and innocent; immaculate
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
recovery; rescue; recapture
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
possible; likely; probable
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
official announcement; proclamation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
materials; data; document
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
personal grudge; personal enmity
early (days); initial stage; initial
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to have an eye on; to zero in on
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be damaged; to receive damage
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
intensification; aggravation