in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
huge rock; firmness; solidity
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
bento; Japanese box lunch
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
perception; sensing; noticing
aggression; invasion; raid
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
cake or snack served with tea
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
grandfather; male senior-citizen
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
active; dynamic; energetic
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
many people; a large number of people
to support each other; to support one another
back side; back end; posterior; rear
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to flare up; to burst into flames
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up