to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
no exception; without exception; always the same
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
shop; store; counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
absolute basics; very rudiments
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
food packed in a wooden box
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark