X mark (indicating an incorrect answer, disagreement, cancellation, etc.)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
dirty work; unpleasant task
bolt from the blue; great surprise
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
(within a) territory; domains
approval; license; licence; permission
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to become excited; to grow lively
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
cannot be helped; unavoidable
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
behavior; behaviour; manner
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to remove; to move out of the way
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
all but dead; half killed
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
sign; indication; omen; symptom
depravity; corruption; degradation
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
intercept; interception; counter-attack