reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
business trip; official trip
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
person with a bounty on their head
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to try to do; to attempt to do
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
prize money; monetary award; reward
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
as expected; as predicted
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
one grain; one drop; one bead
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
head; brains; intellect; understanding
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)