request; favour (to ask); wish; please
successively; one after another
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
pleasant feeling; good vibes
back (of a chair); backrest
because of; owing to; due to
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
strong person; the strong; the powerful
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
difference; variation; difference