to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
beginning; outset; first; onset
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
proposal; proposition; suggestion
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to feel; to sense; to experience
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
powerful person; influential person
support; backing; aid; assistance
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
clear; precise; definite; distinct
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently