to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to amuse oneself; to make merry
seeing off and meeting on return
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
several sheets (flat objects)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to hide; to conceal oneself
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
finish; finishing; finishing touches
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
class; heading; group; category
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
bluff; false show of power; bold front
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
as many (people) as possible
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap