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)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
winner; victor; conqueror
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to invite in; to show someone in
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
connection; link; relationship
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
firm; strong; solid; stable
right side; style of Japanese court music
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
equality; impartiality; evenness
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to ask a question; to ask questions
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
death penalty; capital punishment
atrocious crime; heinous crime
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
division; section; classification; sorting; division