important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
one large ...; a great ...
armed group; armed insurgents
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
territory; domain; dominion; possession
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
main cause; primary factor
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to palm off; to force a sale
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
way (of doing); manner; method
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden