gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
shades of evening; dead of night
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
gods of the land; earthly deities
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
bolt from the blue; great surprise
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
you could say that; that might be so
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
older brother and younger sister
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
unselfishness; wanting little
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.