to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sublime; noble; high-minded
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
official announcement; proclamation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
people; citizens; subjects; folk
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
that is to say; so that means
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon