meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
such ... as; or some such
to spit out; to eject; to dump
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
half the body; half length
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
just because; even if; even though
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
besides; in addition; also; moreover
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie