dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
body; group; party; company; troupe
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
messenger; envoy; emissary
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
one party; one faction; one clique
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
difference; disparity; gap
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to refer to; to use as reference
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
accession to the throne; enthronement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
inside one's heart; in one's mind
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong