meaning; significance; sense
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
cooperation; coordination; link
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
outside of; not covered by
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to some extent; to a certain extent
head house (family); birthplace; originator
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be silent; to say nothing
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion