head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
without leaving any trace
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
second day of the month; two days
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
more than usual; especially; particularly
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
directly opposite; right in front
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency