agreement; stipulation; contract
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
attendance; participation; presence
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
(made of) stone; stone-built
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)