just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
chain; series; connection; linkage
chance (of success); odds
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
in name only; titular; nominal
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be at a loss for words
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
fear; dread; fright; willies
how far; to what extent; up to what point
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till