to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
under control (e.g. of territory)
trackless; reckless; dissipated
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried
leader; authority; mainstay
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
materials; data; document
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
(your) daughter; young woman
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
troublesome; annoying; complicated
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
death of God (in philosophy)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot