to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
secrecy; highly classified information
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
national defence; national defense
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
you could say that; that might be so
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
(going) all in (in poker)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
treatment (of a person); dealing with
barcode; bar code; comb-over (hairstyle)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind