to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
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)
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
right (to do something); authority; power