proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to manage a state; to govern a country
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
how many people; a number of people
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
older sister and younger brother
too (much); overly; excessively
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
brothers and sisters; siblings
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
devil; evil spirit; genie
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
everyone at once; everyone together
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
critical point (temperature)
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter