upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
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)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
technique; art; skill; move
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
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
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
active; positive; progressive
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
thereupon; shortly thereafter
highest grade; superlative degree
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
at least; at most; (even) just
to soften; to moderate; to relieve