claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
concord; harmony; concert
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to revere; to respect; to worship
(political) power; authority; influence
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take (be in) charge of
name of a thing; acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
in person; personally; directly
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
leadership; initiative; spearhead