role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
security; stability; safety; peace
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
unfairness; injustice; partiality
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
in one's own way or style
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in this way; along these lines; similarly
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
natural product; product of nature
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
standard; set; routine; decided
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative