(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
blood vessel; blood relationship
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
assistance; backing; reinforcements
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
blunder; slip; error; error
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
imperial order; imperial decree
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
criticism; commentary; review
reputation; public opinion
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
baton (of command); order; command; direction
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to assess (often one's fate)