lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; tesuji; skillful, precise move which is the best or most efficient in a local position
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
early; primitive; primordial
power; authority; jurisdiction
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to seem talented
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
speaking of ...; as for ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
superiority; predominance
either way; in any case; one way or another
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
armory; armoury; ordnance department
based on; on the basis of
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position