close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
United States men's Olympic basketball team
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
freedom; free man; free woman
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
ninja throwing knives; mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
orders; instructions; directive; command
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
elderly Confucian scholar
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
reaching the shore; docking a boat
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
mailbox; mail box; email box