to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
older sister; elder sister
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
regional cuisine; local cuisine
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
presence; sitting with; being with
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
same village; same town; same province
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
soldier; combatant; warrior
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
ago; since; before; previous
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
high efficiency; high performance
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)