grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
what's what; heads or tails
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
point of compromise; common ground
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
agreement; stipulation; contract
all sorts of; all kinds of
side effect; adverse reaction
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)