to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
animal spirit; animal ghost
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
being in general control of
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
probability; likelihood; chances
consideration; taking into account
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
rational; logical; coherent
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
how much; how many; to what extent
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.