to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
royal castle; imperial castle
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
authenticity; credibility
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
each party; each faction; all sects
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
feeling that something has come too late
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
familiar spirit; familiar
creation; generation; formation; derivation
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion