event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
such; this sort of; like this
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
such ... as; or some such
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
suffix for familiar person
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate