prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
distance in a straight line
metre; meter; meter; gauge
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
door; gate; opening; title page
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
beyond this point; from now on; after this
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
monster cat; cat with magical powers
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
cannot be helped; unavoidable
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings