to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
cartographic information; information from a map
deep inside; innermost place
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
the twelve gates of Heian Palace
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
advocate; proponent; supporter
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart