to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
military affairs; military service
minister; secretary; Shujing; The Book of Documents; Ministry of Central Affairs (Qin-dynasty department); Oversight Department (under the Department of State of the ritsuryō system)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
strategic resources; strategic materials
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(full) name; family name and given name
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
cessation; (coming to an) end
to need; to require; to take; to demand
bet; wager; stake; gamble
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
throne; first place; top spot; championship