disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(talking in a) half-joking manner
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
explanation; interpretation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
intensification; aggravation
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
next; secondly; subsequently
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
successive generations; successive emperors
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't