tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
number of persons; personnel
reigning; controlling; dictating
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
while; during (the time when)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
decision; settlement; definition