to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
the very best; excellent; superb
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
a second time; again; once more; twice
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
like this; in this way; as you see
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
admiration; wonder; astonishment