leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
heir; inheritor; successor
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
it is I who should say so
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
when it becomes; when it comes to
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to knead well; to polish; to refine
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
after a long time; for the first time in a while
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
several types; several kinds; several species
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
environment; circumstance
skill; dexterity; proficiency