mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
rather than; more ... than ...
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
contest of strength; trial of strength
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
simply; merely; only; solely
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ingredient; component; composition
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting