to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
because; for; the reason why is ...
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
matter of time; question of time
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to push (something) against
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)